Meetings and Events: Belle Zeller Scholarship Awards Dinner 11/4/93. Program of Professional Staff Congress of CUNY event for Friends of CUNY Award,
presented to former NYSUT executive vice president Herb Magidson

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Meetings and Events: Workforce Preparation Program, East
Syracuse-Minoa High School 10/29/93. Letter to Workforce Preparation Advisory Committee from Lt. Gov. Stan Lundine,
inviting them to East Syracuse-Minoa High School reception for pilot program, October 21,
1993; proposed agenda for Lundine visit; flyer for Workforce Preparation Program reception;
flyer for Occupational Education at East Syracuse-Minoa High School, "Learning a Living,"
noting offerings in auto mechanics, carpentry, child care, commercial art, cosmetology,
drafting, production/manufacturing, and word processing; flyer for DECA, an association of
marketing students at East Syracuse-Minoa High School, 1993-94

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Meetings and Events: Meeting with BOCES Presidents, Nassau Regional
Office 10/21/93. Report to Commissioner Sobol, "Suffolk BOCES Regional Programs for the
Commissioner of Education" by BOCES I, II, and III, Suffolk County, August 31, 1993; note to
NYSUT president Tom Hobart re BOCES Suffolk presidents he would be meeting with; list of
available dates for meeting with deputy education commissioner James Kadamus

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Meetings and Events: Victory 94 Breakfast Meeting with Gov. Cuomo 10/21/93. Letter of invitation to NYSUT president Tom Hobart to attend planning breakfast
on October 21, 1993, and serve on fund-raising Victory '94 Dinner Committee, with note of
acceptance; letter to Hobart from New York State Democratic Committee re upcoming events,
September 22, 1993

Meetings and Events: Meeting with Bill Scheuerman, UUP President 10/13/93. Article by Scheuerman in The Voice, official publication of United University
Professions, "Confronting the New Public Philosophy," September 1993, with handwritten note
to set up meeting; cover letter to Scheuerman from NY Regents Commission on Higher Education
chair Victor J. Riley, Jr., re attached confidential draft report of commission, "Sharing the
Challenge," September 20, 1993; printed final report, September 1993

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Meetings and Events: Meeting with Commissioner Sobol to Set Agenda for
Quarterly Meeting 10/12/93. List of possible topics; NYSUT memo re restrictions on performance of medical
procedures by teachers in Louisiana, August 18; NYSUT memo re learning outcome standard being
established by the Perkins Act, July 19; table showing numbers of paraprofessional and
support staff employed in public schools and BOCES in NYS, fall 1990, 1991, and 1992, from
State Education Department publication, Public School Enrollment and Staff, New York State,
1992-93; handwritten notes re spending on staff development, Compact for Learning

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Meetings and Events: Regents 1994-95 State Aid Proposal Meeting 10/12/93. Tentative agenda, Meeting of the State Education Department with Representatives
of New York State Educational Associations on the Regents 1994-95 Proposal on School Aid;
letter to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from deputy education commissioner James Kadamus,
inviting him to meeting; discussion items

Meetings and Events: Victory 94 Committee Meeting 10/7/93. Letter to Tom Hobart from the new chair of the New York State Democratic Committee
asking him to work on planning committee for kickoff celebration of Victory '94 in Buffalo,
noting first meeting on October 7; handwritten note

Meetings and Events: Moreland Commission Public Hearing 9/24/93. Testimony of Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., President, New York State United Teachers, at
the Public Hearing of the New York State Special Commission on Educational Structure,
Policies & Practices, September 24, 1993; Summary of NYSUT Recommendations; related
correspondence; report of the Task Force on Creating Career Pathways for New York State
Youth, "Education That Works," June 1992

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Meetings and Events: United Way of Northeastern New York Campaign
Kickoff 9/22/93. Request to accounting department from Tom Hobart for check payable to United Way
for Hobart's attendance at kickoff event; invitation

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Meetings and Events: AFT/NEA Merger Committee 9/20/93. Brochures, "Introducing the AFT," "This Is the AFL-CIO"; constitution of the AFT
(as of August 1992); list of members of AFT/NEA Discussion Committee, September 20, 1993;
Greg Nash Speech to Leadership Conference/NEA NY; handwritten notes, 9/21/93

Meetings and Events: Meeting with Jim McFadden 9/14/93. Copy of business cards for Patrick F. X. Mulhearn, Vice President, Public affairs
and Corporate Communications, and Stephen Kohn, Director, Educational Initiatives, New York
Telephone

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Meetings and Events: Defensive Driving Course 8/11/93. Defensive driving course guide; driver's manual; note to Tom (Hobart?) that he had
been signed up for course, May 28, 1993

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Meetings and Events: AFL-CIO Convention Bound Report of the AFL-CIO Executive Council; AFL-CIO Resolutions, Book One (numbers 1 to
114) and Book Two (numbers 115 to 180); memo re San Francisco Labor Council Dinner, October
2

Meetings and Events: Responsive Inner-City Education Opening Ceremony 7/12/93. Program for Second Seminar in Inner-City Education official opening, State
University at Buffalo; invitation

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Meetings and Events: Russian Delegation Reunion 7/9/93. List of delegates to the 1992 People to People Mission to Russia; letters from NY
Lt. Gen. Stan Lundine to Tom Hobart re reunion event, June 1993

Meetings and Events: United Way of NYS Board of Directors Meeting May 12-13, 1993. Bound meeting materials, with note that dress code for meeting required
women not to wear slacks; related correspondence

Meetings and Events: Thailand Delegation 5/10/93. Letter from the University Foundation of Thailand to NYSUT secretary treasurer
Fred Nauman, with attached itinerary of delegation, list of members, and objectives of
visit

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Meetings and Events: Buffalo State College International Cultural
Festival 5/8/93. Correspondence with Tom Hobart; flyer for performance of the Modern Jazz Quartet at
Buffalo State College Performing Arts Center as kickoff to the International Cultural
Festival of the World University Games

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Meetings and Events: UFT Spring Education Conference 5/8/93. Program, "Affirming Hope for Children Celebrating Excellence in Teaching"; seating
list; AFT publication, "National Education Standards and Assessments"; paper from Harvard
Educational Review, "The Algebra Project: Organizing in the Spirit of Ella," November 1989;
paper/presentation by Ralph Pensabene, New York City Public Schools Field Test Network
coordinator, "Professionalism of Teaching: Establishment of National Standards of
Certification"; article from American Educator, "The Power of Thinking Mathematics," winter
1992

Meetings and Events: Clarkson Center Courage to Come Back Awards
Dinner 5/5/93. Brochure for Clarkson Center for Human Services; program for Courage to Come Back
1993; program for awards dinner; correspondence

Meetings and Events: Local Presidents Conference April 28-29, 1993. Agenda; anonymous handwritten letter to Tom Hobart, taking issue with
remarks by Hobart on WBEN radio blaming student misbehavior on society and poverty, April 29,
1993

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Meetings and Events: Meeting with Jimmie Jackson, Washington Teachers
Union 4/23/93. Standardized publication by Aspen Publishers, Inc., "Board Member Manual,
Washington Teachers' Union"; report commissioned by the Washington Teachers' Union, "State of
the D.C. Public Schools: A Report from the Trenches"; memorandum of agreement between the
mayor, president of Board of Education, and council chair of District of Columbia, January
29; handwritten notes

Meetings and Events: Committee of 100 Albany Lobby Day 2/23/93. Press release for lobbying days by NYSUT Committee of 100 to reform tax structure
to restore revenues

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Meetings and Events: Retirement Dinner for Jim Conti 2/19/93. Program; confidential memo to Tom Hobart from Jim Conti, informing him of decision
to retire from NYSUT, noting progress in gaining rights for teachers November 23, 1992

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Meetings and Events: State of the Union Address 2/17/93. Text of speech by President Bill Clinton, chiefly about his economic plan

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Meetings and Events: Regents State Aid Meeting 2/17/93. Summary of a meeting of the State Education Department with Representatives of
Educational Associations on the Regents State Aid Reform Proposal, February 8, 1993;
tentative agenda for meeting of February 17; Specific Provisions of the Regents Proposal on
School Aid; letter to Tom Hobart from deputy education commissioner James Kadamus, February
9; handwritten notes

Meetings and Events: Long Island Presidents Council 2/5/93. Outline of State of the Union presentation (by Hobart?); Educational Conference
Board Proposal for State Aid 1993-94; NYSUT Information Bulletin, "Reorganization of the
Office of Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education of the New York State Education
Department," January 1993

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Meetings and Events: Inauguration of President Clinton and Vice
President Gore 1/20/93. Letter to Tom Hobart from Rep. Amo Houghton, referencing commemorative invitation
to inauguration, January 11, 1993; urgent memo to AFT officers and staff re tickets for
inaugural balls and other events, December 3, 1992; related correspondence; talking points
for response to media re decision by Clinton to send daughter Chelsea to private school,
January 5, 1993; official schedule of events (theme: An American Reunion); schedule of
receptions and cocktail parties; guidelines for inauguration ceremonies, including plan for
individuals with disabilities; invitation to inauguration day brunch from the Widmeyer Group;
invitation to inauguration party by Americans for Democratic Action, with note to Hobart that
he was asked to be a sponsor; agenda and materials for AFT national staff meeting, January
18-21, 1993, including confidential Hart research survey of attitudes of AFT union stewards
toward the AFT; newspaper clippings re inauguration by Washington Post, New York Times, and
Wall Street Journal; memorabilia: campaign button, "Minnesotans for Clinton/Gore"; unopened
CD of music at event, "An American Reunion"

Meetings and Events: Meeting with Al Katzenberger 1/13/93. Booklet, "A Synopsis of Progress and Poverty by Henry George," extracted by Alfred
J. Katzenberger, Jr., of the Public Revenue Education Council in St. Louis, from Dr. James
Busey's condensation of the 565-page original, June 1992

Meetings and Events: NYS Council of School Superintendents Report on
Career Pathways 12/17/92. Letter from NYSCOSS executive director to active members, referencing attached
paper, "New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYCOSS) Reflections on Education
That Works: Career Pathways for New York State Youth," noting that changes had been made in
original report, based on comments by council, December 7, 1992; handwritten notes from
meeting of December 17

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Meetings and Events: Meeting with Peggy Barmore 12/16/92. Issues of United University Professions (UUP) newsletter, The Connection,
November 4 and December 2, 1992; memo to Peggy Barmore from NYSUT associate Linda Rosenblatt,
congratulating her on awards for The Connection and The Voice, October 15; note referencing
lunch with Barmore

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Meetings and Events: Meeting re New Local Presidents Conference 12/14/92. List of topics for Presidents Conference; agenda for conference on April 28-29,
1993, with handwritten notes

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Meetings and Events: SABA (School and Business Alliance) Conference 12/8/92. Agenda for the Governor's School & Business Alliance Fall Training
Conference, with cover letter to Tom Hobart from SABA Task Force field services director,
November 23, 1992; abstract for Education That Works: Creating Career Pathways for New York
State Youth; statement by Governor Mario M. Cuomo, denouncing payment of $1 million to
retiring superintendent of Suffolk BOCES III, announcing legal challenge, proposing
legislation to cap BOCES superintendents' salaries, December 8, 1992; talking points for Task
Force on Creating Career Pathways for New York's Youth

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Meetings and Events: ED 10 Meeting 12/7/92. Memo from NYSUT legal counsel re use of school district funds to pay for lobbying
activities of New York [State] School Boards Association, Inc., June 29, 1992; Representative
Assembly Special Order of Business resolution opposing use of public funds to support
lobbying activities of association, calling for further review by NYSUT legal and legislative
departments

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Meetings and Events: Belle Zeller Scholarship Dinner 11/5/92. Program for awards dinner for presentation of Belle Zeller Scholarships and Friend
of CUNY Award by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) of City University of New York; memo
to Tom Hobart from AFT re contribution of PSC members to AFT campaigns, November 2

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Meetings and Events: Meeting with Commissioner Sobol re Part 83 Study 11/4/92. Discussion item for Regents re amendment to Part 83 of Commissioner's Regulations
(good moral character), September 2; confidential memo to NYSUT officers re meeting with
State Education Department re Part 83, September 30; memo to vice president Antonia Cortese
re preparation for meeting with Sobol, with specific changes to be urged, November 2; text of
Senate legislation amending Education Law re disciplinary procedures, May 12; draft letter to
Assembly members opposing proposed amendment as abridgement of due process, October 5

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Meetings and Events: Chautauqua County Council of NYSUT Presidents
Meeting 11/2/92. Outline of State of the Union presentation (by Hobart?); agenda

Meetings and Events: Dinner Meeting with Rockland, Westchester, Putnam
County School Boards 10/15/92. Dinner program; draft timeline for statewide study of school district
organization and report to commissioner by Statewide Advisory Committee, with cover letter
from chair, October 7; correspondence; handwritten notes

Meetings and Events: Mohawk Iroquois Village Dedication 10/5/92. Program for dedication; invitation from NYS Museum

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Meetings and Events: Career Pathways Roundtable (Suffolk II BOCES) 10/1/92. State Education Department report, "A New Compact for Learning: Improving Public
Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education Results in the 1990s; includes 1991 revised
Regents goals"; printed report of Task Force on Creating Career Pathways for New York State
Youth, Education That Works: Creating Career Pathways for New York State Youth, September
1992; abstract of report; summary of positions of the New York State School Boards
Association on Career Pathways Report recommendations; letter from NYSSBA executive director
Louis Grumet to Commissioner Sobol, criticizing public review process, September 25;
newspaper clippings; handwritten notes

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Meetings and Events: UFT Rally at City Hall, NYC 10/1/92. Sign, "Shame on City Hall! Negotiate Now! United Federation of Teachers," with
attached "Clinton UFT" button; paper UFT cap; handwritten speech; large-type copies of quotes
by historical figures; clipping from New York Teacher/UFT Bulletin, September 7, 1992, asking
picketers what message they were sending to the city and Board of Education

Meetings and Events: NYSUT BOCES Leadership Conference 9/18/92. Program; agenda; workshop descriptions; letter to Tom Hobart from BOCES II
Teachers Association president, discussing deterioration in relationship with the BOCES
administration in the last two years, asking for help by publicizing concerns in New York
Teacher, September 11

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Meetings and Events: United Way of Northeastern NY Campaign 9/16/92. Program; invitation

Meetings and Events: Regional Meeting with Local Presidents 9/10/92. Political Action Meeting talking points, including Bill Clinton's Education Record
in Arkansas, Al Gore's Recent Votes in the U.S. Senate; list of scheduled regional meetings
with local presidents

Meetings and Events: Education Committee Meeting 8/31/92. Memo to Tom Hobart from NYS AFL-CIO informing him of his appointment to serve on
the Education Committee at the 27th annual convention of the state AFL-CIO

Meetings and Events: Cattaraugus-Allegany Presidents (CAP) Meeting 7/1/92. Letter to Hobart from CAP, urging him to fill vacancy in Southwestern Regional
office, June 1; letter to NYSUT Executive Director Jim Wood from member of Rushford Faculty
Association, urging him to fill the vacancy, May 31

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Meetings and Events: Meeting with Western NY Directors 7/1/92. Letters from State Education Department re school district reorganization; letter
to Hobart re meeting with Western NY directors

Meetings and Events: National Forum on the American Family and
Children 6/12/92. Outline of presentation at forum; agenda; newspaper clippings; invitation to
Hobart from co-sponsor, Manpower Education Institute

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Meetings and Events: Meeting with Dan Walsh and Susan Hager, United
Way 6/9/92. Success by 6 brochure (United Way of Minneapolis Area); general overview of United
Way of America's Success by 6 Early Childhood Development Initiative; update of local United
Way and community involvement, April 22; program for legislative day, United Ways of New York
State, May 12; letter to president of United Way of Buffalo and Erie County re Long Range
Strategic Plan for United Way of New York State for 1992-94, June 5, with letter to Tom
Hobart re plan, June 5; letter of nomination for Richard Rahill, president of Corning
Enterprises, for appointment to United Way of America Board of Governors, May 22

Meetings and Events: NYSUTs Federal Legislative Reception 5/6/92. Invitation to reception, noting NYSUT's 20th anniversary; memo to reception
attendees with background information on issues of interest, with attached voting record of
House and Senate members on vouchers and striker replacement

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Meetings and Events: Elizabeth's Story Premiere 5/2/92. Invitation from Ujima Theater Company at TheaterLoft, Buffalo

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Meetings and Events: Buffalo Forum 5/1/92. Flyer for forum, with the topic, "Japanese Success, American Failure?"

Meetings and Events: Niagara County United Teacher Presidents
Legislative Cocktail Party 3/27/92. Outline of presentation (by Hobart?); letter of invitation; palm card for Tom
Hobart as committed delegate for Bill Clinton in New York presidential primary

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Meetings and Events: Meeting with Regent Cooper and Superintendents 3/25/92. Task Force on Creating Career Pathways for New York State's Youth Issues of
Agreement

Meetings and Events: National Association of Governmental Labor
Officials Speech re Youth to Work 3/3/92. Agenda for NAGLO Executive Board meeting; agenda for 1992 winter conference,
"America's Choice: High Skills or Low Wages," March 3, 4, 5; remarks by Tapas Sen,
AT&T, "School-to-Work Transition: A Critical Link to Global Competition"; NAGLO
constitution, ratified August 3, 1978, amended through June 30, 1989; NAGLO Directory of
State; handwritten notes/outline; NAGLO press release, "U.S. Labor Secretary and State Labor
Commissioner to Tour Model Training Program," May 10, 1991; list of committee assignments;
letter to Hobart confirming that he would be participating on keynote panel at winter meeting
of NAGLO, February 10, 1992; publications by National Planning Association, Preparing for
Change: Workforce Excellence in a Turbulent Economy: Recommendations of the Committee on New
American Realities, 1990, and Looking Ahead, "Education, Training and Management of the
American Workforce: Will the United States Still Be Competitive in the 21st Century?" July
1991; materials by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), U.S.
Department of Labor

Meetings and Events: Teamsters Local 237 Reception for Assemblywoman
Weinstein 2/25/92. Press release from Weinstein re appointment as chair of Committee on Governmental
Employees, January 28, with note to Tom Hobart indicating that she was a friend; letter to
labor leaders from Teamsters local president, inviting them to reception in honor of
Weinstein

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Meetings and Events: Committee of 100 Meeting February 24-25, 1992. Testimony of Herb Magidson, Executive Vice President, NYSUT, to the
Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee on the 1992-93 Budget,
February 4, 1992; cover letter from Magidson to Committee of 100, February 14

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Meetings and Events: Western NY Political Action Committee and Erie
County Council of Teacher Union Presidents Legislative Cocktail Reception 2/21/92. Correspondence and related materials from Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free
School District re home economics in the middle school, need to lobby in support of
maintaining state funding; letter to Tom Hobart from NYSUT Western NY Political Action
Committee and VOTE/COPE coordinator, inviting him to legislative cocktail reception;
handwritten notes

Meetings and Events: Examining the Linkages between the Secondary
School System and the Workforce Preparation System 8/20/90. Agenda of meeting for Joint Policy Study by Job Training Partnership Council and
NYS Education Department; description of study; report, America's Choice: High Skills or Low
Wages?; conference program for At Risk: A Nation and Its Youth: The National Youth Employment
and Training Conference; handwritten notes

Structured Educational Support Grant Program (Department of
Labor)Letter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to NYS Deputy Commissioner of Labor re late
reimbursement for Structured Educational Support program; letters to temporary staff hired
under the program

Officers Meetings with StaffReport, "A Blueprint for the Professionalization of Teaching," by New York State School
Boards Association, NYS Rural Schools Program, NYS Conference of Large City Boards of
Education, September 21, 1988, with insert by NYSUT Division of Research &
Educational Services, comparing areas of agreement and disagreement between NYSUT and NYSSBA;
outlines of issues presented at January 21 meeting; memos re meeting schedules

Regents Regional Hearing 10/28/88Printed reports by State Education Department, "The New York Report: A Blueprint for
Learning and Teaching: Report of the Commissioner's Task Force on the Teaching Profession"
and "Recruitment and Support of Minorities in Teacher Education Programs," 1988; memo by
NYSUT first vice president Antonia Cortese to NYSUT board members and managers re NYS School
Boards Association's response to the recommendations of the Task Force on the Teaching
Profession, September 30, 1988; Q&A on key issues; State Education Department update
memorandum, background materials for the 1988 fall series of regional conferences, "Public
School Teaching as a Profession"; other materials for conferences; handwritten notes

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Retired TeachersCorrespondence re inviting Matilda (Mrs. Mario) Cuomo to be keynote speaker at annual
champagne brunch of NYSUT Retirees of Western NY, January 1987; correspondence re Retiree
Organizing Committee, including resignation of members over lack of representation of
retirees on NYSUT Board of Directors and related concerns, August-September 1985; memo to Tom
Hobart re need for new approach as ROC was experiencing rapid growth, with attached
description of dues structure, organizational structure, political relationship with NYSUT,
September 9, 1985; committee minutes; newsletter, The NYSUT Retiree

Administrative CommitteeMeeting agendas of June 8 and 22, May 25, April 20, March 30, February 2 and 23, January 5,
1993, December 8, November 24, October 27 and 14, and September 9, 1992; agendas for Board of
Directors meeting of June 29-30, 1993, and December 4-5, 1992; NYC Central Labor Council
Resolution in Opposition to Newspaper Guild Boycott of Daily News, January 28, 1993;
newspaper clippings, including articles re Suffolk BOCES III superintendent retirement
package worth nearly $1 million; Regents discussion item re proposed amendments to Part 83 of
Commissioner's Regulations (good moral character), November 10, 1992, with letter of
endorsement from NYSUT, November 19;

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Administrative Committee September 9 and 24, 1985. Meeting agendas and materials: paper, "Teaching Reform; Union
Reform," produced for the California Commission on the Teaching Profession, with cover letter
to Administrative Committee from Tom Hobart, September 3; Report of the 1985 Representative
Assembly of the National Education Association, June 28-July 3, 1985, prepared by the
officers and staff of the American Federation of Teachers; chapter by NYSUT general counsel
Bernard Ashe, "Due Process Rights and Restrictions on Employees," in The Evolving Process -
Collective Negotiations in Public Employment (Association of Labor Relations Agencies)

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NY Special Olympics Board of Directors New Board Orientation September 7-9, 1990. Guidelines for Special Olympics Board Members, first edition, July
1981; budget summary; reimbursement policy; memo re fiscal 1989-1990 priorities; outline of
purpose, responsibilities, and general function of board of directors; lists of state
committee chairs, area coordinators; draft bylaws; agenda for board orientation; agenda for
Board of Directors meeting; brochure, "The World of Winners"

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Business-Education Conference 10/19/90. Letter to Tom Hobart from Rep. Amo Houghton re Business-Education Conference;
agenda for Superintendent's Conference Day, "Partnering: What It Is, How It Works, and How to
Do It," with list of workshops

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The Copy Right Newsletters for editors of NYSUT-affiliated organizations

AFT Convention Printed convention call; letter from Tom Hobart re meeting of New York delegation;
Progressive Caucus meeting schedule; convention questionnaire for delegates; Special Order of
Business: Endorsement of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for President and Vice President; letters
to retiree delegates; related correspondence

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AFT Executive Council November 17-19, 1992. Draft list of AFT priorities; CQ Researcher, focused on youth
apprenticeships, published by Congressional Quarterly, Inc., October 23, 1992; "The School to
Work Transition," draft Education Subcouncil recommendation prepared by Paul Barton, for
10/19/92 meeting; Educational Issue Department Report to the AFT Executive Council and K-12
Program and Policy Council, November 12-19, 1992; memo to K-12 Teacher Program and Policy
Council from council co-chairs Albert Shanker and Sandra Feldman, re first meeting, November
10, 1992; council meeting schedule;

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AFT Task Force on the Future of EducationReport, "The Revolution That Is Overdue: Looking Toward the Future of Teaching and
Learning," adopted by AFT Convention July 1986

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AFT Futures ReportReport of the AFT Futures Committee, submitted to the 1992 Convention of the American
Federation of Teachers; letter to convention delegates

Hobart ColumnsDrafts and final text of Hobart columns for New York Teacher and other publications, with
cover memos from Robert Rice, NYSUT deputy director of public relations, to executive
assistant Tony Bifaro for review; testimony of Hobart to the NYS Senate Standing Committee on
Education and Standing Committee on Commerce, Economic Development & Small Business,
re Business-Industry and Educational Relationships, February 16, 1988

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Governors Plan CommitteeReport, "The Governor's Plan for Coordination of Workforce Preparation and Training in New
York State, July 1, 1992- June 30, 1994: Program Year 1993 Modifications," with approval
letter from Gov. Mario Cuomo; memo to Governor's Plan Subcommittee from chair of NYS Job
Training Partnership Council re meeting, with preliminary agenda, list of members and
affiliations, excerpt of enabling legislation outlining duties of council (Job Training
Partnership Act)

Public Employee Department, AFL-CIOReport by Economic Policy Institute, "The Limits of Privatization," c. 1987; U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development publication, "Delivering Municipal Services
Efficiently: A Comparison of Municipal and Private Service Delivery (Summary)," June 1984;
AFL-CIO Public Employee Department publications, "The Threat of Privatization: Issues
& Answers," n.d., c. 1987, "Public Employees Help Make America Work," n.d., c. 1987,
"Alert" card re privatization; arbitration opinion and award, ordering City of Wilmington,
Delaware, to cease and desist from operating its de-watering facility with non-city, non-union
employees, August 5, 1985; text of act in State of Rhode Island related to contracts between
state and private employers, 1988; State and Local Government Labor-Management Committee
Statement of Purpose and Objectives, August 27, 1986; newsletter, The Entrepreneurial
Economy: The Monthly Review of Enterprise Development Strategies, published by the
Corporation for Enterprise Development, April 1988; legal analysis re Subcontracting/Loss of
Unit Work under Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) rules, c. 1988

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United WayFinal recommendations for "Success by 6" program, September 1988; background paper re
program, June 1989; letter to Tom Hobart from NYS AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Paul Cole,
congratulating him on his election to the Board of Directors of United Way of New York State,
March 5, 1992, noting attached paper, "Potential Partners in Education"; letter to Tony
Bifaro (assistant to NYSUT president) from Chenango United Way, thanking him for meeting with
United Way Committee to discuss NYSUT participation in United Way campaigns across the state,
June 5, 1991

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Representative Assembly Site SurveySurvey forms and cover letter to local presidents re location, format, and frequency of
Representative Assembly

School Improvement MaterialsArticles from America Educator, "The Texas Teacher Appraisal System: What Does It Really
Appraise?' Spring 1987, "Teaching Knowledge: How Do We Test It?" and "Our Profession, Our
Schools: The Case for Fundamental Reform, Fall 1986, "Relearning to Teach: Peer Observation
as a Means of Professional Development" and "Putting Research to Work," re AFT program,
Winter 1986, "Ability Grouping and Its Alternatives: Must We Track?" Summer 1987; U.S.
Department of Education Research in Brief newsletter, "Making the Most of Ability Groups,"
November 1986; articles in other publications re length of school day, early childhood
development programs, class size

New York Special Olympics (NYSO) Planning CommitteeAugust 1993. Agenda for staff retreat, August 10, 1993; statement of development staff
objectives (performance appraisal - July 1, 1993 through December 31, 1994); memos re team
building workshop, pre-planning meeting for staff retreat on planning; minutes of planning
committee meeting of July 27, 1993, and staff retreat of August 10, 1993; handwritten
notes

Anthony Bifaro Correspondence Sent Letter to Regent R. Carlos Carballada, inviting him to teach-to-teacher conference re
teacher stress, discipline, and educational issues, October 4, 1979; letters to state Sen.
Jess J. Present and Assemblymen Rolland Kidder, James Emery, and Dan Walsh, inviting them to
participate at legislative breakfast, November 5, 1979; invitation to local presidents to
attend Political Action Workshop for the Southern Tier, November 6, 1979, with attached
agenda; invitation to attend breakfast with Rep. Stan Lundine, hosted by E.D. 4 Political
Action Committee (4-PAC), April 15, 1981; letter to Silver Creek Teachers Association,
congratulating them on their affiliation vote for NYSUT, n.d.; letters re retirements and
resignations

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Chautauqua County Presidents Letter to Tony Bifaro as chair of the Chautauqua County Council of NYSUT Presidents from
Chautauqua County Executive Joseph Gerace, apologizing for not including his group in
reviewing legislative package for 1983, with attached materials, January 5, 1983; description
of programs and purpose of Chautauqua Private Industry Council, Inc., with list of members,
expected distribution of training funds; memos to local presidents (Chautauqua County Council
of NYSUT Presidents) from Bifaro re meetings; summary from Bifaro of NYSUT Board of Directors
meeting, sent to local presidents and ED 4 delegates, January 25, 1983; list of Chautauqua
County presidents, 1982-83 school year; letter inviting Bifaro to fuel costs workshop,
February 8, 1983; correspondence between NYSUT president Tom Hobart and local presidents who
objected to contribution by NYSUT to Mario Cuomo gubernatorial campaign, December 1982;
Summary of Changes in Negotiated Agreement between the Silver Creek Central Teachers
Association and the Chief School Officer if the Silver Creek Central School District,
1982-83, 1983-84; Ten-Year CPI, Buffalo Area 1972-1982, showing percent increase over one
year ago; salary schedule for Lake Shore Central Schools, 1982-83; flyer for Tri-County
Educational Conference, "Stop Discipline Problems before They Start," October 15, 1982; memo
re phone banks for Cuomo campaign, September 9, 1982; minutes of the Cattaraugus-Alleghany
Counties Central Labor Council meeting of June 28, 1982; bank checking balance statements for
Chautauqua Council of NYSUT Presidents; NYSUT "Regents' Report Card" summarizing September
1982 meeting; memo to local association presidents from NYSUT Western NY Service Center
coordinator Ron Uba re upcoming workshops, September 29, 1982; roster of locals in Election
District 3; summary of salary and expense reimbursement survey for locals in ED 3, and of
10/24/82

International Federation of Free Teachers Unions (IFFTU)Cover letter to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from Peter Mitchell, assistant to the general
secretary of IFFTU, with new publication he helped create, describing IFFTU, and copy of
article he wrote, "Democracy in Education," published in Fiji Teachers' Journal, June 8,
1984; letters from Hobart to Mitchell, commenting on articles in Perspectives and others,
July 24 and August 10, 1984; issue of IFFTU Perspectives newsletter, vol. 2., no. 1, January
4, 1984; draft of speech by Mitchell to be presented to NYSUT Representative Assembly, with
cover letter to Hobart, February 29, 1984; handwritten notes from conference; letter from
IFFTU general secretary Andre Braconier to AFT president Al Shanker, asking him to complete
survey re reduction of budgets allocated to education, March 18, 1980; publication re
International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Federation of Free Trade Unions, A
Partnership in the Struggle for Workers' Rights, 1983; IFFTU World Congress May 28- June 2,
1985, questionnaire re teachers' employment and terms and conditions of employment, with
cover note from Mitchell to Hobart, July 9, 1885; letter from Hobart to Mitchell re new
governor, Mario Cuomo, aspirations for teachers unions, January 13, 1993; related
correspondence between Hobart and Mitchell, 1981-84

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International Federation of Free Teachers Unions (IFFTU)Handwritten letter to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from Thaddeus O. Ogunsina, state chairman
of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions, Ondo State
Council, Akure, Nigeria, and delegate to IFFTU conference in Marseille, France, seeking a job
and school, June 7, 1985; Ogunsina business card; reply from Hobart; Teachers of the World
International Pedagogical Review and Trade Union Review, issue 2, 1983; UNESCO ILO report on
the status of teachers, 1967; IFFTU resolutions, 1981; report for IFFTU 13th World Congress,
"The Arms Race and Its Implications for Education," 1981; International Labour Conference
conventions (resolutions); Report of the Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the
Application of the Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers (Special Session, Paris,
19-23 November 1979), and Annexes to the Report, with cover letter from IFFTU official Peter
Mitchell to Tom Hobart, November 30, 1984; request for materials from Hobart, November 1,
1984

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International Federation of Free Teachers Unions (IFFTU). Brussels,
BelgiumOntario Secondary School Teachers' Federation newsletter, Federation Update, with photo on
back page, showing IFFTU delegates to Toronto meeting, including Al Shanker as IFFTU vice
president, June 2, 1980; print of photo, in color; program announcement brochure by AFT
International Department, "International Awareness: Announcing new and expanded credit
programs sponsored by the AFT and by Georgetown and Rutgers Universities," c. 1976; brochure
re IFFTU, c. 1972 handwritten note to Tom Hobart (?) from Central Committee of the Israel
Teachers Union; resolutions from the IFFTU World Congress XI, in Italy, from AFT Department
of International Education, March 4, 1976 ; memo re election of new IFFTU Executive Board,
February 3, 1976; description of international trade union organizations affiliated with
AFL-CIO, November 25, 1975; IFFTU newsletters

International Federation of Free Teachers Unions (IFFTU) Training
Conference for Advisory Committee on International Affairs April 2-4, 1982. Brochure, "The AFT and International Affairs," n.d.; article reprint from
ORBIS vol. XIX, no. 1, spring 1975, "American Labor's Continuing Involvement in World
Affairs," by Roy Godson; AFL-CIO booklet, "Free Trade Unions - Force for Democracy," based on
an address by AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Lane Kirkland to the Chicago Council on Foreign
Relations, March 1978; IFFTU newsletters

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NYS Labor Religion Dialogue Report of the First NYS Labor-Religion Dialogue, December 1-2, 1980, with cover letter from
NYSUT president Tom Hobart and Bishop Howard Hubbard, Catholic Diocese of Albany, February
27, 1981; State Education Department report, "Understanding Financial Support of Public
Schools," 1978-79; brochure, "The Public Assistance Grant in New York State: Can Families
Survive?" prepared by the State Coalition for Fair Public Assistance, c. 1980; "Religious
Institutions and Public Schools: Statement on Affirmation and Support of Religious
Institutions for Public Education," endorsed by the New York Board of Rabbis, Inc., the New
York State Catholic Conference, and the New York State Council of Churches, and prepared by
the Interfaith Education Advisory Council of the Commissioner of Education, n.d.;
correspondence between NYSUT president Tom Hobart and the Center for the Progress of People,
Hong Kong, re relationship between organized religion and labor in U.S., February-March 1983;
letter from the NYS Labor/Religion Dialogue Committee to general manager of General Electric
Capacitor Products Department, urging him not to relocate Fort Edward, NY, factory to Mexico,
January 31, 1983; "strongly recommended revisions" to draft copy of report, "The Church as
Employer," by the Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission to the Bishop of Syracuse, with
detailed cover letter, December 12, 1982; materials by the Urban Bishops Coalition, October
1982; financials statement for NY Labor/Religion Coalition for November 1, 1981, to April 1,
1982; list of participants to the Second Annual NYS Labor/Religion Conference, February
22-23, 1982; computer printout of list of individuals receiving NYSUT special mailing (Labor
Religion Coalition) 3/2/82; newspaper clippings

NYS Labor Religion Dialogue December 1-2, 1980. Copy of article, "The Pro-life Movement and the New Right," by George G.
Higgins, in America, September 13, 1980; newsletter, National Conference on Religion
& Labor, covering the 1980 conference; draft proposal, Development of a Labor
Religion Dialogue; paper "Religion and Labor in the Eighties: Personal Reflections on
Building a New Coalition," by Joe Holland, May 19, 1980, National Conference on Religion
& Labor/Center of Concern; memo to Tom Hobart re sending NYSUT representatives to
conference, estimated cost, November 3, 1980

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New York Educators Association (folder 1 of 2)Confidential report to NYSUT officers and staff re Ninth Annual NEA-NY Delegate Assembly,
April 26-28, 1985, by NYSUT operative Fred Lambert; issues of NEA-NY Advocate, October 19,
November 15, 1984, and March 20, 1985; issues of NEA-NY Issues newsletters, February 10 and
June 15, 1984; Testimony on State Funding of Elementary and Secondary Education, National
Education Association, February 10, 1984; letter to Tom Hobart from NEA-NY president Tom
Pisa, expressing concern over the expansion of public funding of nonpublic schools, inviting
him to attend NEA-sponsored Nonpublic Education Seminar on February 2, 1984; report by NYSUT
operative on the Second Annual NEA-NY Delegate Assembly, June 2-4, 1978; preliminary report
by NYSUT operative on the 1979 NYEA Delegate Assembly, March 27, 1979; report of Fourth
Annual NYEA Delegate Assembly, May 2-4, 1980, by NYSUT operative Fred Lambert; confidential
report to NYSUT officers and staff on the Fifth Annual NYSEA Delegate Assembly, May 1-2-3,
1981, by NYSUT operative Fred Lambert

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New York Educators Association (folder 1 of 2)Confidential reports to NYSUT officers and staff re Sixth and Seventh Annual NEA-NY
Delegate Assemblies, April 23-25, 1982, and April 22-24, 1983, by NYSUT operative Fred
Lambert; report of the Fourth Annual NYEA Delegate Assembly, May 2-4, 1980, by Fred Lambert;
material produced by NYEA re budget situation, April 1982; open letter to members from NYEA
president re abrupt ending of convention, dues issue, April 29, 1982; memos among NYSUT field
services officers re declining financial and political situation at NYEA, opportunity to
target NYEA locals for affiliation, creation of special strategy committee for reassessment
of NYEA locals, May-June 1982; memo to NYSUT coordinators from director of organization re
NYEA financial report and budget, noting that it was a virtual certainty that they would have
to raise their dues, May 13, 1981; newspaper clipping re Pres. Reagan's proposed budget cut
to federal aid to education, proposed income tax credit for parents sending children to
parochial or private schools, May 3, 1981; other newspaper clippings; NYEA newsletters; NYEA
regional district meeting agenda, December 6, 1979, with summary of November 9-10 meeting of
Board of Directors; NYSUT coordinator's report from Leon Lieberman to Vito DeLeonardis, re
timeline of events in disaffiliation of Johnstown Teachers Association from NYSUT in favor of
NYEA, efforts to re-affiliate, January 1981; report to the delegation to the 1981
Representative Assembly regarding Resolution #58 passed by the 1980 Representative Assembly
(establishing committee to develop a plan for reunification with NYEA), concluding that
reunification was futile, following unambiguous rejection by NYEA president at convention;
issues of Rochester Teachers Voice (NYEA-NEA) newsletter; Syracuse Teachers Voice (NYEA-NEA)
newsletter, May 18, 1979

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Mondale CampaignLetter from Mondale to Hobart, asking for contribution to help retire primary campaign
debt, September 10, 1984; related correspondence; excerpts from Walter F. Mondale's speech,
George Washington University, September 25, 1984; campaign flyers; Erie County Democrat
newspaper re Mondale, October 1984; invitations to various fundraising events; AFT
Mondale-Ferraro poster; newspaper clippings from Wall Street Journal and NY Times; letter
from AFT president Al Shanker to NYSUT president Tom Hobart, noting that this was the first
time the AFL-CIO had made an endorsement in a presidential primary, November 21, 1983; An AFT
Campaign Primer: A Handbook for the 1984 Presidential Primaries ("Subject: Mondale 1984")

Fast for Life (By Date), United Farm WorkersList of individuals and their locals participating in fast, by start date

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Fast for Life (By Name), United Farm WorkersAlphabetical listing of individuals participating in fast

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Fast for Life (By Local), United Farm WorkersList of individuals participating in fast, arranged alphabetically by local

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Officers MeetingsAgendas, summaries, and related materials

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Officers MeetingsAgendas, summaries, and related materials

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Officers MeetingsAgendas, summaries, and related materials

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Officers MeetingsAgendas, summaries, and related materials

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Lakeland Strike (folder 1 of 2)Letter to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from NYEA president Edwin Robisch, calling for united
action in case of Lakeland strike, November 2, 1977; Report to the Commissioner submitted by
Lakeland Federation of Teachers, October 7, 1977; photocopies of photos of negotiations;
terms of ratified Lakeland contract, November 9, 1977; Western Union mailgrams in support of
strikers; related correspondence; handwritten list of Lakeland Teachers Assistance Fund
Committee

AFT State Federation Presidents Conference November 10-13, 1976. Program; list of special workshops on federal aid to education
programs;

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AFT State Federation Presidents Conference Political Action Workshop November 5-8, 1975. Conference program; discussion paper, "Agency Shop - Problems and
Organizing Strategies Workshop for State Federation Presidents," November 7, 1975; brochure,
"Gerald Ford's America: 10 Million Victims of Veto," by AFT Committee on Political Education
(COPE), listing 36 vetoes by President Ford in his first year in office, increase in housing,
food, medical, transportation, and clothing costs, 1969-1975; list of key 1976 elections, by
state; National League of Cities special report, "The Role of Politics in Local Labor
Relations: Does Political Action Influence Labor Agreements?" based on survey of 78 U.S.
cities, by National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors and National Association of
Counties, April 1973; COPE brochure, "Politics: It Means Your Life," describing COPE, c.
1975; excerpts from the AFL-CIO Memorandum on the New Federal Campaign Practices Act;
timetable for a political campaign; suggestions for telephone banks; related instructional
papers; VOTE/COPE Constitution; resolutions on the right to strike in public employment

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AFT State Federation Presidents Meeting November 7-9, 1973. Tentative agenda; related correspondence; A Brief Chronological Resume
of the History of the American Federation of Teachers in Michigan; fact sheets on the labor
movement, including number of people in the United States who work for wages and salaries,
how many of those are eligible to join unions, and how many are members of unions; brief
history of the American labor movement; birth of the AFL-CIO; relationship of state and area
AFL-CIO Councils

Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica Trip Information
BinderContents of binder of information on Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, including English
translation of Comandante Bayardo Arce's Secret Speech before the Political Committee of the
Nicaraguan Socialist Party (PSN) in Managua, May 1984; newspaper clippings, excerpts from
Congressional Record (House of Representatives), April 23, 1985; Nicaraguan Trade Union View
of the Civil War; U.S.; action bulletins from American Institute for Free Labor Development;
Tour of Central American Unions Associated with the Communist World Federation of Trade
Unions; section on AFL-CIO Policy (resolutions, statement on Report of the Kissinger
Commission)

Representative Assembly Resolutions (Leon Lieberman) (folder 1 of
3)Report to the President and Board of Directors of the New York State United Teachers
Concerning Pensions in Other States, with cover letter from Patrick Burns to Tom Hobart,
noting report was based upon Resolution 101, concerning COLAs, from the May 1988
Representative Assembly, February 6, 1989; Implementation of Actions by the 1988
Representative Assembly; Proposed Resolutions & Amendments, NYSUT 16th Annual
Representative Assembly, May 19-22, 1988; list of resolutions and assigned committees for
implementation, with cover letter to Administrative Committee officers from Tony Bifaro, July
11, 1988; memo from Bifaro to Toni Cortese with attached resolutions submitted by NYSUT to
AFT, April 13, 1988

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Representative Assembly Resolutions (Leon Lieberman) (folder 2 of
3)New York State Teachers' Retirement Board Annual Meeting agenda, reports, action items,
January 25, 1989; Report on a Survey of Post-Retirement Supplemental Benefits Provided to
Teachers in the United States, NYS Teachers' Retirement System, October 21, 1987; memo to Tom
Hobart from Tony Bifaro re establishment of Community Services Committee, based on Resolution
88, October 27, 1988; memos re implementation of other resolutions; handwritten notes;
testimony of Antonia Cortese, first vice president, NYSUT, to the Board of Regents on the
Regents Legislative Proposals, September 9, 1988

NYSUT Public Relations Training ManualWorkbook for public relations workshop

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Albert Shanker: The Politics of CloutPamphlet by United Federation of Teachers (local 2, AFT), "Albert Shanker: The Politics of
Clout," reprinted from New York Affairs, vol 5., no. 1, 1978

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Letters to Lambert (Copy Right)Letter from Genesee Central School Faculty Association to Fred Lambert as editor of The
Copy Right, thanking him for profiling newsletter (attached) of the faculty association, News
and Views, April 4, 1982; handwritten letter to Lambert from editor for Dutchess United
Educators, Dutchess Community College, asking for advice re newsletter DUEPOINTS, March 3,
1982; letter to Lambert from New York State Council of Educational Associations (NYSCEA),
confirming that Lambert would be speaking at leadership meeting, April 21, 1982; letter from
editor of Roosevelt Teachers Association newsletter asking for copy of NYSUT Journalism
Competition Awards Luncheon critiques of newsletters, wondering why they had fallen from
first place in Labor Press Council of Metropolitan New York competition to not even honorable
mention, April 13, 1982

Parliamentary Procedure at a GlanceGuide based on Robert's Rules of Order, by O. Garfield Jones

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Poisonality April/MayNewsletter of New York City NYSUT employees, with satirical articles

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Teaching Tips from KodakPublication by Eastman Kodak Company for teachers, "274 Proven Ways to Use Photography in
the Classroom," listing suggestions from individual teachers

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What Price Quotas?NYSUT booklet opposing position of National Education Association on numerical quota
requirements as mechanism for achieving racial diversity

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Katonah-Lewisboro Teachers Association Affiliation VoteNYEA/NEA flyer, "Is There a Difference between NYEA/NEA and NYSUT/AFT?"; correspondence
between NYSUT and district superintendent, April 1978; letter from NYSUT Elmsford Service
Center to Katonah-Lewisboro teachers, discussing reasons to select NYSUT in affiliation vote,
April 24, 1978

NYEA Learning for the Fun of It!Public relations handbook for use by local NYEA associations to cultivate a positive
perception of NYEA/NEA members during contract negotiations, school board elections, and
budget season, subtitled, "A Campaign for Reaching Out to the Community"

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NYEA Something Better v.1:no.1, September 1978. Newsletter sent to NYSUT local members as an alternative to
"NYSUT leadership's persistent refusal to print dissenting viewpoints in its own
publications"

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NEA Questions and Answers about the AFT April 1980. Publication of National Education Association's Membership and Organizing
Office, highly critical of the American Federation of Teachers, subtitled, "A Handbook for
Leaders and Staff" (first edition)

Cuomo (Gov. Mario) (folder 1 of 2)Campaign memorabilia: posters ("New York State United Teachers Supports Mario Cuomo for
Governor"; "Cuomo for Governor: Experience Money Can't Buy"); campaign buttons, brochure,
bumper stickers ("Cuomo Loves NY - All of It!"); invitation to reception following Governor's
Annual Message to the Legislature (State of the State address), January 8, 1986; Message to
the Legislature, calling for cut in top income tax rate, January 9, 1985; New York Teacher,
featuring Mario Cuomo on cover: "Vote for Mario Cuomo: A Vote for Schools, Jobs and Labor - A
Vote against Voodoo Reaganomics," October 24, 1982; draft of questions for Cuomo interview by
New York Teacher, with critique, October 15, 1982; Albany Times Union clipping indicating
heavy union volunteering ("Mario's missionaries," "union foot soldiers") for Cuomo upstate
bringing victory in primary against NYC mayor Ed Koch, September 25, 1982; Wall Street
Journal clipping, "Cuomo's Pay-as-You-Go Liberalism," October 6, 1986; other newspaper
clippings; NYSUT press release, "State Teacher Leaders Meet with Presidential Hopefuls on
Heels of Cuomo Victory," September 28, 1982; press release from Governor's office re
executive order establishing task force to advise on implementation of New York School and
Business Alliance, September 9, 1986

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Cuomo (Gov. Mario) (folder 2 of 2)Correspondence between governor's office and NYSUT president Tom Hobart re appointment to
Erie Community College Board of Trustees, June-July 1986; other correspondence re
appointments to vacancies in state administration, May-July 1985; press release from
governor's office re retirement of Education Commissioner Gordon Ambach, July 7, 1986;
governor's Message to the Legislature, calling for cut in top income tax rate, January 9,
1985; Message to the Legislature, January 5,1983; invitation from Cuomo to Hobart to
participate in Dinner Committee to plan Third Anniversary Celebration of Friends of Mario
Cuomo Committee, Inc., October 1, 1985; brochure re Executive Mansion; list of artwork at the
mansion; excerpts from Inaugural Address, January 1, 1983; letter from Cuomo to Hobart
notifying him of his reappointment to the State Advisory Council for the Education
Consolidation and Improvement Act, October 12, 1984; invitation to Hobart from Cuomo to
informal reception at mansion following adjournment of joint legislative session, January 4,
1984; letter of congratulations from Hobart to Tim Russert on his leaving as chief spokesman
for Cuomo to accept position as vice president at NBC News, with attached newspaper clipping,
September 11, 1984; correspondence re campaign expenses, reimbursements, 1983-83; final copy
of speech by Cuomo to the American Federation of Teachers, with handwritten edits, July 6,
1983; Statement by Lieutenant Governor Mario M. Cuomo by [sic] the Court of Appeals Decision
on the Levittown Case, asserting that decision did not relieve the state from doing more to
assure excellent and equitable education, noting reliance on property tax was bound to create
unevenness, n.d.; Remarks by Governor Mario M. Cuomo to the NYS AFL-CIO Annual Legislative
Conference, March 14, 1983, with cover letter from Cuomo to Tom Hobart, March 15; newspaper
clipping listing Cuomo's top staff, n.d., c. 1983; letters of interest from individuals
seeking employment in the Cuomo administration, with cover letter from Tom Hobart to the
chairman of Cuomo's Talent Search Committee, December 16, 1982; letter to Cuomo from Hobart
recommending appointments to the Jobs Training Coordinating Council, January 18, 1983

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Cuomo, Frank Falcone Campaign flyer for Frank Falcone (D), running for town councilman, Town of Waterford, 1982;
position paper by candidate Cuomo, "Priorities and Directions for Economic Development in New
York State," with cover statement by Cuomo, noting difference with Republican candidate,
failed "Reaganomics" theory that cutting taxes and spending leads to economic growth; Lt.
Governor's Speech to the Democratic Convention; Speech by Mario Cuomo as Lt. Governor to
NYSUT, March 27, 1982; speech to Independent Democratic Club, presumably by Cuomo, April 15,
1982; Remarks by Governor Mario M. Cuomo, National Conference, Building and Construction
Trades Department, AFL-CIO, April 20, 1983, with cover letter from Cuomo to Tom Hobart, April
26, 1983; "Mario Cuomo's Vision for New York," with unattributed introduction, produced by
Friends of Mario Cuomo (campaign committee), c. 1982; position papers: "Mario Cuomo Speaks on
Campaign Financing" July 30, 1982; "Crime," August 6, 1982; "The Public Service Commission,"
August 9, 1982; "Infrastructure," August 16, 1982; "The MTA," August 16, 1982; "Housing,"
August 23, 1982; "Older New Yorkers," August 30, 1982; "Disabled Persons," August 30, 1982;
"Jobs," September 6, 1982; "Women," September 13, 1982; Cuomo flyers re agriculture and jobs;
policy statement re program for Vietnam-era veterans; confidential, typed list of recommended
changes/requests to administrative offices and positions (including appointment of named
individuals and salaries) in Cuomo administration, compiled by NYSUT (unsigned); invoice for
Cuomo campaign buttons, with cover letter from Tom Hobart, expressing shock at cost, January
12, 1983; correspondence between Hobart and Fred Kennedy re allocation of COPE funds,
October-November 1982; glossy magazine, Visions, third in a series of reports from Friends of
Mario Cuomo, July 16, 1984; surrogate speakers speech, June 5, 1982; "Points to Make As
Surrogate Speaker"; handwritten notes

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Cuomo Political EndorsementsFlyers; editorial endorsements in the New York Post, October 27, 1982; memo from president
Tom Hobart to NYSUT Board of Directors, that Executive Committee had recommended making
contribution to Cuomo campaign up to legal maximum of per capita dues, also recommending
person contributions, October 14, 1982; list of individuals and contact numbers
(donors/endorsers?); list of union-endorsed winning candidates, in New York Teacher, November
7, 1982; other clippings; NYSUT press releases, "Teachers to Deliver Labor Endorsement to
Cuomo," August 31, 1982, "NYSUT 'Supercharges' Cuomo Campaign: Phone Effort Says It's 3-1 for
Cuomo," November 1, 1982; memo re how locals can make political contributions; letter from
Labor Committee for Mario Cuomo, re primary, criticizing Ed Koch, June 9, 1982

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Cuomo Dinner 11/26/84Invitation; program for Second Anniversary Celebration; seating list

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Officers Meetings Agendas for March 26, May 14, June 4, July 24, August 13 and 28, September 24, October 22,
November 20, and December 2 meetings; Report of Sub-committee on Crisis Support (Revised),
October 15; memo to NYSUT officers from Tom Hobart, recommending promotion and salary
increase for administrative assistant in president's office, November 26; compilation of
goals from NYSUT officers; lists of goals from individual officers and legislative
department, July; proposal for affiliation of United Professional Nurses Association with New
York State United Teachers; financial statements for year ended August 31, 1985; newspaper
clippings; NYSUT insurance cost comparison for the years 8/31/85 and 8/31/96; confidential
memo to president Tom Hobart from NYSUT general counsel Bernard Ashe re whether a district
could compel a teacher to submit to a test for AIDS, and what were a teacher's rights if
assigned to teach a student with AIDS, September 26; letter from Local P-9, United Food and
Commercial Workers, requesting donations to emergency and hardship fund during strike with
Hormel & Company, September 23; related flyer; letter from Patchogue Medford Congress
of Teachers re court case over district requirement that teachers being considered for tenure
must submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs, success in obtaining permanent injunction
against it in Suffolk County Supreme Court, appeal by district, request to NYSUT for
reimbursement of legal fees, August 28; lists of Representative Assembly 1986 and 1987 site
proposals; cost analysis of board meetings, NYC vs. Albany, August 20; memo from NYSUT legal
counsel Bernard Ashe re projection of steps remaining in NYSUT/AFT vs. PCT (Plainview
Congress of Teachers) litigation, August 19; 1985 New Local Presidents Conference Evaluation
Forms (filled-in); memo to NYSUT officers re privatization of SUNY hospitals, impact on
members, July 30; Rules of Procedure of Public Employees Committee of the New York State
AFL-CIO, August 28; Report to the NYSUT Board of Directors from the Committee on the Local
Assessment of NYSUT Services 1984-85, February 11, with chart; memo to NYSUT Financial Review
Committee re NYSUTU investment policy, June 21; letter from Hobart nominating Elizabeth Hoke,
soon to be completing term as president of Public Employees Federation, for unclassified
position with the Cuomo administration, July 19; Report of Subcommittee of Retiree Organizing
Committee (RO) to Study Feasibility of Formation of a State-wide NYSUT Retiree Local; NYSUT
Pension Plan Amendment; Action newsletters, for AFT leaders

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Officers MeetingsAgendas for February 14, April 3 and 24, May 22, June 13, October 2, November 21, and
December 4 and 18 meetings; arbitration award in the matter of Professional Staff Association
and NYSUT, December 3; draft of letter to adjunct faculty association of Nassau Community
College; constitution of Long Island Community Labor Committee, with cover letter May 10,
1984

Officers Meetings Meeting agendas; NYS AFL-CIO memorandum in opposition re weakening of Triborough doctrine
of the Taylor Law, with cover letter to all affiliates, December 7, 1982; memo analyzing what
went wrong with organizing strategy at failed Mt. Sinai Hospital campaign, November 22; NYSUT
Budget 1982-83, Executive Committee presentation, October 7, 1982; letter from NYS Board of
Elections outlining permissible political contribution limits by labor union locals, January
9, 1979, with cover letter from NYSUT general counsel Bernard Ashe to Tom Hobart, September
15, 1982; memo outlining goals for New York Teacher newsletter, September 1, 1982; Report on
Organizing, June 21, 22, 1980; memo to Executive Committee from Vito DeLeonardis re
organizing potential for New York State, November 30, 1979; memo to Executive Committee from
Vito DeLeonardis re second NYC nurses hospital collective bargaining campaign and election,
June 16, 1982; confidential list of long-range planning issues to be discussed with officers,
July 17; New York Times survey questions re teacher attitudes, May 7; State Education
Department press release, "Ambach Asks Attorney General Abrams to Seek Injunction on
Distribution of Chapter I Funds," May 14, 1982; charts showing numbers of employees in active
service and average salaries, years of service (totals and by gender and age) as of August 3,
1981; confidential memo re NYSUT budget reductions, identifying potential revenue raisers as
well as cuts, January 4, 1982

Who Will Teach Our Children?Report of the California Commission on the Teaching Profession, subtitled, "A Strategy for
Improving California's Schools," November 1985

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A Short History of American LaborExcerpt from AFL-CIO publication, "A Short History of American Labor," prepared for the
1981 Centennial of American Labor, reprinted from the March 1981 American Federationist

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Buffalo Teachers FederationPoster urging vote for Unity Slate; flyer by Labor Management College, Diocese of Buffalo,
for panel discussion, "Current Developments before the National Labor Relations Board,"
December 15 1975; newsletters of Buffalo Public Schools, BPS Report, October 17 and 31, 1975;
list of county legislative races, with Democratic and Republican candidates for each district
identified; letters from BTF president Thomas Pisa to NYSUT president Tom Hobart,
May-September; letter from Pisa to colleagues re threatened disaffiliation of NYSUT from NEA,
December 23

Buffalo Teachers FederationCopy of United Teachers of Buffalo newsletter Buffalo Teacher front page, featuring
article, "How Much Longer Can Buffalo Teachers Afford Ineffective Leadership?" criticizing
BTF president Tom Pisa for leading Buffalo teachers out of NYSUT into the "tiny, floundering
state organization known as NYEA," with graph comparing Consumer Price Index to salary
teacher increases, August 1975- June 1981 (projected), April 1980; Buffalo Public Schools
newsletter, outlining superintendent's priorities for the new school year, September 1973;
unsigned document, "The Genesis and Pioneer Days of the Buffalo Teachers' Federation," n.d.;
correspondence between NYSUT president Tom Hobart and BTF president Tom Pisa re support for
field service operation, July 1973

Buffalo Teachers FederationText of speech given by president Tom Pisa at meeting of BTF Council of Delegates re
negotiations with school district, September 17, 1971; handwritten notes re strike, PERB
decision; letter to parents from Tom Pisa, president of BTF, faulting mayor for failing to
provide local Board of Education with sufficient funds, June 24, 1971; survey of BTF members
as to course of action; public relations recommendations; correspondence re participation in
NEA-sponsored voter registration drive, December 1970-April 1971; correspondence between
executive secretary of New York State Teachers Association (NYSTA) and Tom Pisa as official
of NYS Urban Coalition (consisting of presidents of teachers associations in Buffalo,
Rochester, and Syracuse), re purported insensitivity of NYSTA toward needs of urban school
districts, January-May, 1971; drafts of memoranda of agreement between BTF and NYSTA

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Buffalo Teachers Federation Contracts and ConstitutionConstitution of Buffalo Teachers Federation, Inc., as amended January 23, 1975; arbitration
agreement between Buffalo Teachers Federation, the Buffalo Board of Education, and Public
Employment Relations Board (PERB), commencing September 27, 1976, and expiring June 30, 1978;
master contracts between the Board of Education of the City of Buffalo and the Buffalo
Teachers Federation, November 1967 (revised January 1971), 1972-73, and July 1, 1973 - June
30, 1976

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Buffalo Teachers Federation Executive CommitteeList of members of Executive Committee, with addresses, c. 1975-76; agenda for Council of
Delegates meeting of February 28, 1974; Executive Committee minutes of April 9, 1975; memo to
delegates and alternates re proposed amendments to constitution, February 14, 1974; minutes
of Council of Delegates meeting of January 17, 1974; minutes of Executive Committee meeting
of June 21, 1973; meeting notices

NEA Termination FileConfidential envelope with offers of employment, handwritten notes comparing expenses
(including salaries) of NYSUT vs. NYEA (minimal); New York Educators Association Tentative
Budget Program, 1976-77 Fiscal Year, showing scenarios for minimal program (94 staff) at $65
dues, full program (118 staff) at $65 dues, full program - operating expenses - budget
projections, full program - budget and staffing by service function, minimal program -
staffing by service function, and revenue analysis; related strategic memo to Ken (Melley?)
from Bob (Manners?), June 22, 1976; draft of letter to treasurer of NEA from NYSUT
secretary-treasurer noting that the NYSUT Representative Assembly voted to disaffiliate with
NEA, that termination notice had been given on January 14, 1976, that acceptance by NEA had
been ratified, and that the 60-day notice would expire on March 16, 1976; memo re draft
letter from NYSUT legal counsel, advising change in date of expiration of notice to March 14,
January 20, 1976; memos re NEA dues, February-March 1976

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NEA Membership Dues CorrespondenceMemo outlining procedure for collection of dues owed to NEA, noting that NYSUT was not yet
officially disaffiliated from NEA, as all the necessary steps had not yet been completed,
March 29, 1976; letter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to NEA president John Royer, remarking
that his recent communications were most disturbing, clarifying that NYSUT Representative
Assembly had not voted to disaffiliate from NEA, only that it removed mandate to affiliate
from constitution, March 19, 1976; letter from Royer to Hobart re dues, March 11, 1976;
related Western Union mailgrams; letter from Hobart to NYSUT locals explaining change to
constitution; handwritten notes calculating NEA dues

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NEA Dues Transmittal AgreementMembership and Dues Transmittal Procedure Data Processing System, National Education
Association, January 1974; Agreement between the NEA and New York State United Teachers
Regarding the Collection and Transmission of NEA Dues and Membership Data (unsigned);
correspondence between legal and financial officers of NEA and NYSUT

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NEA Dues Agreement Termination LettersLetter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to NEA associate director of business and financial
management Don Arbogast, disagreeing with claim of financial obligation of NYSUT to NEA,
noting that NEA had unilaterally and wrongfully terminated NYSUT's status as an NEA
affiliate, June 17, 1976; letter from NYSUT secretary-treasurer Ed Rogers to NEA business and
financial officer Roger Montgomery, informing him of intention by NYSUT to terminate
agreement between NYSUT and NEA, January 14, 1976; letter from NYSUT attorney to NEA
attorney, noting revised dues transmittal agreement, December 30, 1975; related
correspondence, disputing disaffiliation status; three copies of Agreement between the NEA
and New York State United Teachers Regarding the Collection and Transmission of NEA Dues and
Membership Data, signed by NEA executive director Terry Herndon, 12/30/75 (not signed by
NYSUT); three copies of NEA memo to state staff - membership processing/dues accounting, with
attached Membership and Dues Transmittal Procedure Data Processing System, National Education
Association, January 1974

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NEA Letters to MembersFirst draft, letter to NYSUT Board of Directors, recounting April 8 meeting of officers of
NYSUT and NEA, cut short because of refusal by NEA to allow meeting to be tape recorded;
letter from NEA president James A. Harris to NYSUT president Tom Hobart, disagreeing with
factual account of April 8 meeting between NEA and NYSUT officers, April 30, 1975; open
letter to NEA members in New York State from NEA president James A. Harris, accusing NYSUT of
representing NEA to members in a negative light, with attached resolution passed by NEA Board
of Directors, directing NEA executive secretary to "take such steps as he deems necessary to
counteract" negative publicity by NYSUT, February 28, 1975; unsigned statement expressing
shock by NYSUT over interference by NEA in internal operation of New York affiliate,
specifically condemning the direct mailing by NEA president to members, warning of further
action by NYSUT Board of Directors and Representative Assembly, March 20, 1975; New York
Times clipping, "Teachers Now Lions in Political Arena," January 15, 1975, with cover memo to
NEA Board of Directors, January 20, 1975; substitute motion affirming commitment by NYSUT to
merger of all teachers into one national organization, requesting a meeting with NEA
president between March 21-23, 1975, to discuss state of relations between NEA and NYSUT

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Disaffiliation from NEALetters between attorneys re NEA v. NYSUT, 1977; certified letter from NYSUT president Tom
Hobart to NEA president John Royer re dues, with attached copy of check, September 22, 1976;
letter from Royer to Hobart, informing him that NEA would proceed with prosecution to recover
dues still claimed, October 1, 1976; letter from Tom Hobart to NEA state presidents (in other
states) re NEA "vendetta" in New York, with attached chart, "NEA Dues Money Being Spent to
Fight Teachers in New York State (by State Association)," November 5, 1976; correspondence
between NYSUT and NEA since Representative Assembly meeting, compiled April 22, 1976; letter
from Hobart to NYSUT local presidents, urging membership to vote for withdrawal from NEA,
January 6, 1976; flyer, "Did NYSUT really try?"; letters re NEA Project in New York; related
correspondence

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Representative AssemblyResolutions and proposed constitutional amendments; Report on Implementation of 1977
Resolutions; information packet; program; special report from the Committee to Study the
Position of Director at-Large; text of remarks by Ed Rogers (?) re finances; memo from Tom
Hobart to confidential personnel re election results, April 10, 1978

NYSUT Conference SpeechesRemarks by Gordon Ambach, Commissioner of Education, at the Representative Assembly of the
New York State United Teachers, "Strengthening the Teaching Profession and Education for
Civic Responsibility," April 3, 1987; speech by Harold R. Newman, chairman, NYS Public
Employment Relations Board (PERB), NYSUT Annual Convention, April 5, 1987; speech re Taylor
Law by unnamed PERB official (Jerry Lefkowitz? referred to in Newman speech); speech by
president of state federation (NYS AFL-CIO?)

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Speech to Regents, n.d.Text of speech apparently by Commissioner of Education

NYSUT Local Presidents MailingsJanuary-March 1977. Outgoing correspondence mainly from NYSUT executive vice president Dan
Sanders to local presidents, including NYS Educational Conference Board Proposal for 1977-78
State Aid to Public Schools, January 1977

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NYSUT Local Presidents MailingsOutgoing correspondence to local presidents

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NYSUT Local Presidents MailingsJanuary-April 1975. Outgoing correspondence to local presidents

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NYSUT Local Presidents MailingsMay-August 1975. Outgoing correspondence to local presidents

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NYSUT Local Presidents Mailings Outgoing correspondence to local presidents

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NYSUT Local Presidents Mailings Outgoing correspondence to local presidents

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NEA Representative Assembly (General Information)Program for 111th Annual Meeting (Portland, Oregon), National Education Association, 1973;
National Education Association of the United States of America Resolutions and Other Actions,
July 1972; NEA Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws & Standing Rules, 1973; American
Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO Convention Call; New York State Delegation Business Meetings,
NYSUT, 1973; NYSUT Hotline National Convention Notes, May 10, 1973; NEA/ADT Convention
Information; memo to state association presidents from NEA president Catharine Barrett re
logistics of convention lodging, June 7, 1973; correspondence re business items

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Kozol Attack on Shanker NYSUT State Caucus Meeting instruction sheet for tellers, sergeant-at-arms, credentials
committee; Grass Roots Caucus, New York State United Teachers position on national merger;
newspaper clipping from The Oregonian, July 2, 1973, "Radical Educator Heats Up NEA
Convention," re Jonathan Kozol accusing Al Shanker of racist tactics

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NEA Landrum-Griffen Problem (Tice) Yonkers Federation of Teachers resume of Walter Tice, candidate for NEA Executive
Committee; letter to NYSUT general counsel Bernard Ashe from the U.S. Department of Labor re
positive determination on NYSUT president Hobart's complaint that NEA is a labor organization
subject to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a concept to which NEA
had expressed resistance, September 28, 1973; correspondence between Hobart and NEA president
Catharine Barrett re legality of NEA Board of Directors in selecting at-large delegates,
eligibility of Walter Tice to serve as officers; chronology of events leading to the removal
of Walter Tice from NEA Executive Committee ballot; memo re presentation by Walter Tice's
name before the NEA Bylaws and Rules Committee, June 30, 1973; notice to NEA by Hobart that
he had initiated an investigation by U.S. Department of Labor of violation of rights of
members under Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, July 20, 1973; copy of
complaint, July 18, 1973

NEA Representative Assembly, State Contacts List of contacts by state for NYSUT and NEA; correspondence with state presidents

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NEA Representative Assembly, Tellers (NYSUT Delegation) Lists

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NEA Representative Assembly (folder 1 of 2)Program for 112th Annual Meeting (Chicago, Illinois), "Crisis in Confidence 1974: Challenge
for the Classroom," National Education Association, 1974; Report on the Resolutions of the
National Education Association (Report of the Resolutions Committee); Reports on
Implementation of Actions of the 1974 Representative Assembly; brochure re annual meeting;
New Business Items Recommended by New York State Members of the NEA Resolutions Committee;
NEA Representative Assembly New Business Items; letter to delegates from second vice
president Toni Cortese, withdrawing candidacy for vice president, discussing issues with NEA
leadership; newsletter, Unity Caucus special issue for New York State delegates, with lead
article, "NEA Board of Directors Refuses to Expel Our Toni," June 29, 1974; newsletter,
Teacher Forum, Voice of the Grassroots Caucus (NYSUT), special NEA Convention Issue, with
lead article, "Lessons of the N.Y. State Merger"; announcements of candidacies for NEA
executive positions by various state associations

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NEA Representative Assembly (folder 1 of 2)Correspondence from state associations in anticipation of the 1974 Representative Assembly;
calendar of events for New York State delegates; correspondence re candidates for NEA
executive office; Unity Caucus 1974 Platform; Western Union telegram to labor and education
writers, "AFT Charge That NEA Is Anti- Labor Is Self-Serving, NEA Head Says," June 11;
proposed amendments to NEA bylaws; printed booklet, New Constitution and Bylaws of the
National Education Association (effective as outlined in Transition Calendar), adopted by the
1973 NEA Representative Assembly

NEA Representative Assembly (folder 1 of 3)Program for 113th Annual Meeting (Los Angeles, California), "Educational Strategies During
an Economic Crisis," National Education Association, 1975; Velma Hill's Nominating Speech for
Tom Hobart for the 2-Year Term on the NEA Executive Board; newspaper clipping, "4 Militant
Liberals Seek Top Post in Teacher Group," Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1975; poster in support
of James A. Harris for president of NEA; program for Critical Issues Conference: Educational
Neglect; full list of candidates

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NEA Representative Assembly (folder 2 of 3)Statement of James A. Harris, president of the National Education Association, on H.R. 2966
and S. 626, The Child and Family Services Act of 1975, before the Senate Subcommittee on
Children and Youth and the House Select Committee on Education, Jun 5, 1975; Report to the
NEA Board of Directors on DSN Project: Operation Uplift - Better Health for Better Learning"
Activities for Implementing NEA Task Force on Drug Education Recommendations, June 1975; NEA
Governance Documents, 1974-75; Resolutions and Other Actions, July 1974; Report on the
Resolutions of the National Education Association (Report of the Resolutions Committee, 113th
meeting), July 5-8. 1975; Code of Ethics of the Education Profession, adopted by the NEA
Representative Assembly, July 1968, amended June 1972; Proposed Revision of the Code of
Ethics of the Education Profession, for presentation to the 1975 Representative Assembly;
Reports of Committees, Councils, and Task Forces, 1974-75, presented to the Fifty-Fourth
Representative Assembly of the National Education Association, July 2-8, 1975, Los Angeles,
California; NEA Preliminary Report Program Budget, Fiscal Year 1975-76, May 15, 1975; Project
1975: Educational Neglect: Report and Working Papers, Thirteenth National Conference on Civil
and Human Rights in Education, February 15-18, 1975

NEA Representative Assembly Candidates File Report of the 1975 NEA Delegation to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; apparent form
letter from James A. Harris seeking support for reelection as NEA president, and attached
return postcard, with letter from Tom Hobart to Harris's assistant, advising him that he
needed to hear from Harris directly, March 5, 1975; materials for candidate for NEA
president, Bryan Stevens of California; campaign materials for candidates for other NEA
offices

World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession
(WCOTP) Program for Regional Conference 1976 of the Gambia Teachers Union; Report of the First
WCOTP Pacific Regional Conference, Fiji, January 1976; notes of dues payment, January
1977

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World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession
(WCOTP) Proceedings of the XXV assembly of delegates, 25th Annual Assembly (bicentennial) WCOTP,
Washington, D.C., August 4-11, 1976; WCOTP Annual Report, 1976; packet of materials for
conference participants: Report of WCOTP Activities on the Behalf of the Executive Committee;
Proposed Programme & Budget 1977; Report of the Finance Committee, 1976; Notice of
Proposed Amendments to Standing Orders, 1976; Synthesis of Reports on the 1976 Theme,
Education for a Global Community; Guide to the WCOTP Assembly Procedure; memo with draft
statement by the WCOTP Committee on Early Childhood Education, April 4, 1977; unofficial
Minutes of NYSUT Executive Committee, June 18, 1976; telegram from NEA to NYSUT re
possibility that NYSUT would no longer be affiliated with NEA at the time of the bicentennial
global teachers visit in New York, advising to make other hosting arrangements;
representative credentials for Tom Hobart for conference, dated June 2, 1976, received June
7, 1976; conference agenda; letter from Hobart to Secretary General of WCOTP, advising him
that he and Al Shanker would be the two representatives to the 1976 conference, May 18, 1975;
Notice of Motion Proposed by the Executive Committee in Respect of Membership Definitions;
conference call for the XXV Assembly of Delegates of WCOTP, to be held August 4-11, 1976,
hosted in Washington, D.C., by the National Education Association of the United States

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World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession
(WCOTP) Berlin June 8, 1975. Materials re conference trip; memo from NEA executive secretary re nomination
of NEA delegates to WCOTP Assembly; letter to Hobart from NEA, informing him of his delegate
status to conference, May 12, 1975

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World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession
(WCOTP) West Berlin July 30-August 6, 1975. Report of a WCOTP European Seminar, Bergendal, Sweden, "General,
Vocational, and Technical Education - Their Interrelation," October 1974; WCOTP poster;
agenda for XXIV Assembly of Delegates (theme, "Teachers and the Political Process"); Report
of the Finance Committee; "Lady Pass," guide to Berlin for female conference participants or
their spouses/guests, including shopping, dining, hairdressers, escort service; lists of NEA
observers and delegates; U.S. Department of State background notes on the Federal Republic of
Germany, November 1974; unsigned account of tour of East Berlin with East German tour guide,
and attached original draft and redline edits, 1975; Report of WCOTP Activities Presented on
Behalf of the Executive Committee; Synthesis of National Reports on the 1975 Theme, Teachers
and the Political Process, by Murray D. Haines; NEA Response to the WCOTP Theme 1975
Assembly; note from Hobart to Nigerian delegate, noting that because of disaffiliation with
NEA, he would attend WCOTP only as an observer, not as a delegate, if he had time to attend
at all, June 28, 1976; conference agenda; related correspondence

World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession
(WCOTP) Nairobi, KenyaProceedings, WCOTP XXII Assembly of Delegates, Nairobi, Kenya, August 1-8, 1973; Report of
a WCOTP Seminar, Mombasa, Kenya, August 10-14, 1973, "Conditions of Work for Quality
Teaching"; request from Hobart for observers credentials for Gadlin and Dorothy Bodner, April
2, 1973; program for Second Southern Africa Regional Conference, Teachers Union of Malawi,
1974

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World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession
(WCOTP) London August 1-8, 1972. Note spelling of "organizations" varies. Proceedings of the XXI Assembly
of Delegates, London, 1972; appendix to proceedings; program; itinerary; agenda (theme: "The
Articulation of Primary, Secondary and Higher Education"); Introduction to the 1972 Theme,
presented by Secretary General John M. Thompson; list of specialized meetings; financial
report; confirmation of delegate status and hotel accommodations for Tom Hobart

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World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession
(WCOTP) Kingston, JamaicaProceedings of the XX Assembly of Delegates, August 4-11, 1971; WCOTP Annual Report 1971;
press release, WCOTP Develops Relations in the Middle East, November 12, 1971, World
Confederation of Teachers newsletters, Flash, produced in Brussels, Belgium, 1971

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Israel/Lebanon (JCRC Trip, Jewish Community Relations Council) August 15-22, 1982. Letter to the editor of the New York Times by group including Tom
Hobart re visit to Israel and Lebanon, September 3, 1982; letter as printed, signed by Bayard
Rustin (A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund) on behalf of group, September 10, 1982; typed
statement about the letter, adding further points, unsigned; statement by Hobart, n.d.; APRI
press release by Bayard Rustin, The Truth about Lebanon," September 16, 1982; booklet, "The
Israeli Incursion into Lebanon: A personal report and reflections on my trip to Israel and
Lebanon, August 15-23, 1982," by Bayard Rustin; booklet, "A View of the 'Defense of Galilee
Operation' Israel-Lebanon," by Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr, August 1982; background papers on the
AFL-CIO position on Israel and Lebanon, with cover memo from David Dorn to Tom Hobart, urging
him (at Al's [Shanker?] suggestion) not to introduce a resolution on the Israeli invasion of
Lebanon, September 27, 1982; reprint of article by Norman Podhoretz in Commentary,
"J'Accuse," with cover note from Al Shanker, received by Hobart's Office of the President,
September 20; press release from BASIC (Black Americans to Support Israel Committee) by
Bayard Rustin, "The Vibrancy of Israel's Democracy," October 7; outline of talking points for
JCLC luncheon, with handwritten notations, November 6, 1982; newsletter, AFL-CIO Free Trade
Union News, "The Israeli Incursion into Lebanon," by Bayard Rustin, September 1982; ADL
Bulletin (published by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith), "Lebanon: Where It Went
Wrong," criticizing the press for inaccurate coverage, December 1982; Columbia Journalism
Review article, "Beirut - and the press - under siege," November/December 1982;
correspondence between Hobart and Israeli resident Shalom Levine, October 1982-January 1983;
newsletter, Labour in Israel (published by Histadrut, General Federation of Labor in Israel),
"Histadrut's Position on Middle East Crisis," September 1982; list of participants in trip to
Israel-Lebanon by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, Inc., August 23, 1982;
memo, Jewish Labor Committee's Position on Current Developments in the Middle East, February
7, 1983; Jewish Labor Committee's Statement on Current Israeli Issues, January 17, 1983;
Jewish Labor Committee minutes of special joint meeting, National Executive Board and
National Trade Union Council, October 5, 1982; newspaper clippings from NY Times and
others

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Professional Staff Association (PSA)NYSUT - PSA Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective September 1, 1974 to August 31,
1979, as amended February 18, 1976; letter from head of the PSA to Tom Hobart, outlining main
items of concern re workload and organizing, April 12, 1979; letter from head of PSA to
Hobart, putting him on notice that if any PSA member's workload was increased, PSA would file
an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board, April 16, 1979;
correspondence over whether a new public relations position would be part of the PSA
bargaining unit, 1978; PSA Officers' Reports; letter to executive director Vito DeLeonardis
from former employee Ira Goldman, asking to return to employment with NYSUT, noting his
resignation from position at NBC, November 8, 1976; letter to Hobart advising him that PSA
president Fred Day had resigned, and that the vice president, Donald Ehrhart, was assuming
duties, April 14, 1976; letter from Day to Hobart, informing him of resignation, April 5,
1976; personal and confidential letter from Hobart to Day, expressing condolences at
resignation, praising his work, April 7, 1976; requests for meetings between PSA and NYSUT
leadership; letter to Hobart from Jim Conti as president of the PSA re transfers of PSA
members to UniServ positions, September 25, 1972; letter to Hobart re new EEOC guidelines re
maternity leave, prohibiting employers from forcing a female employee to take unpaid leave,
May 26, 1972; correspondence re request by assistant directors to withdraw from PSA, December
1971; correspondence from several individual teachers (NYSUT members) and presidents of local
teacher associations, most expressing support for striking PSA staff and settlement,
September 1971; issues of Staff Line, PSA newsletter, re strike, September 1971; memo to
NYSTA officers with attached list of PSA members who would be deleted from payroll, September
3, 1972; legal memo to executive secretary of NYSTA re petition for recognition by
Professional Staff Association, March 11, 1971

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Professional Staff Association (PSA)Constitution of the Professional Staff Association; petitions by staff authorizing PSA to
act as exclusive bargaining agent, 1970-71; New York State United Teachers and Professional
Staff Association Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective September 1, 1979 to August 31,
1984; NYSUT - PSA Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective September 1, 1974 to August 31,
1979, as amended February 18, 1976; NYSUT/PSA Negotiating Report, August 24, 1979; Proposals
of the Professional Staff Association for a Contract Commencing September 1, 1974; NYSTA -
PSA Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective September 1, 1971 to August 31, 1974

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Professional Staff Association (PSA) Strike (folder 1 of
2)September 1979. Angry handwritten letter to Hobart from vice president of Shendehowa
Central School teachers association, comparing treatment of PSA members with treatment
teachers received from school boards, with attached copy of letter sent by NYSUT board to
locals, with handwritten notations, received September 17, 1979; other similar letters from
individual teachers (NYSUT members) and presidents of local teachers associations, from
Brockport to Scarsdale, urging settlement of strike, noting frustration with length,
embarrassment, citing need for services of field representatives, with replies, September
1979; NYSUT - NYSUT Legal Staff Association Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective April
1, 1979 to August 31, 1982; letter to local presidents from NYSUT officers, noting that
negotiations had been successfully completed with two of the three bargaining units (Legal
Staff Association and Communication Workers of America) but not with the PSA, August 25,
1979; draft of letter from Hobart to AFT vice presidents, that negotiations had failed with
PSA, strike was on; 1978-79 grievance update; handwritten memorandum of agreement, including
salary schedule, September 17, 1979; letter from Hobart to local presidents, announcing that
an agreement had been reached with the PSA, September 17, 1979

PSA BargainingEducation Daily report of PSA strike against NYSUT, September 7, 1979; letter from
Lancaster Teachers Association expressing rage and indignation over strike, accusing NYSUT of
abandonment at a crucial time in negotiating with school district, threatening to withdraw
from NYSUT if strike was not settled soon, September 7, 1979; mailgram from Schalmont
Non-Instructional Employees Association, noting bad publicity, urging settlement; other
letters of a similar nature; phone slips recording calls from various locals, urging
settlement; newspaper clippings compiled by NYSUT Public Relations Department; statement by
Tom Hobart re initial agreement with PSA leadership, rejection by membership, September 4,
1979

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PSA NegotiationsNotes from the first negotiating session with the PSA, January 22, 1974; list of management
and confidential personnel, by department, with job titles; list of management and
confidential personnel, with daily salary and vacation days; list of (management and
confidential?) staff and annual salaries for 1972-73 and 1973-74, and dollar increase for
fiscal year; NYSUT Annual Budget, Fiscal Year September 1, 1973- August 31, 1974; Proposals
of the Professional Staff Association for a contract commencing September 1, 1974;
handwritten notes re articles of agreements; memo to Board of Directors from Tom Hobart
indicating that a tentative agreement had been reached with the PSA, June 18, 1974

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Buffalo Teachers FederationCopies of newsletters, Buffalo Teacher: A Professional voice for Buffalo teachers
(published by the United Teachers of Buffalo, an affiliate for NYSUT, AFT, AFL-CIO); Updates
newsletter for local leaders of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), March 31, 1977;
Something Better: A Newsletter for Leaders of Local Teacher Organizations in New York State
(published by the New York Educators Association/National Education Association (NYEA/NEA));
booklet listing candidates for delegates to the NEA convention; letter from UAW Local 501
president to president of Buffalo AFL-CIO Council, criticizing council for failing to support
the striking Buffalo Teachers Federation as the "most reprehensible act of any labor
organization in recent history," September 23, 1976; open letter to Buffalo teachers from
Buffalo Council of AFL-CIO, defending action re strike, March 10, 1977; list of Buffalo
Teachers Federation Executive Committee; newspaper clipping from Buffalo Courier Express re
Buffalo teachers' vote to leave NYSUT, March 16, 1976; NYSUT press release noting ongoing
attempt by NEA to divide teachers in New York State, citing actions in Buffalo and
Harborsfield January 20, 1978; related correspondence; handwritten notes

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NYS Special Task Force on Equity and Excellence in Education May 1979. List of task force members; papers prepared for task force, "School Councils: A
Background Paper," by Glenn S. Pasanen, January 1981; "Comments on Municipal Overburden
Research," re Levittown decision, by John Silard, June 16, 1980, with cover letter from
Silard to economics professor Jerry Miner, Syracuse University; Excerpts on Flat Grant
& Save Harmless Provisions from Decision and Findings of Fact, Levittown v. Nyquist,
Together with Testimony of Walter I. Garms, Jr., for Plaintiffs and John Polley, for
Defendants, May 1980; analysis by Robert Lamitie, State Education Department, re Income as
Wealth Measure on Tier 2 in 1981-82 Formula, and memo by Eugene C. Samter, Conference of
Large City Boards of Education, re Equalization by Consolidation, with cover memo to task
force, August 7, 1981

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NYS Special Task Force on Equity and Excellence in Education, The
Search for Equity Interim Report Interim Report, May 1979; Research Findings and Policy Alternatives: A Second Interim
Report of the New York State Special Task Force on Equity and Excellence in Education,
September 1980

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NYS Task Force on Aid to Education Report Vol. I and IIReport to Governor Carey, Vol. I: School Finance; Volume II: Special Education, State
Governance, New York City Governance, Early Childhood Education, April 1975 (Max J. Rubin,
chairman; Donna E. Shalala, vice chairwoman)

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Levittown v. Nyquist (NYS Supreme Court)Brief for Urban Plaintiffs-Respondents to the State of New York Supreme Court Appellate
Division, Board of Education, Levittown Union Free School District, Nassau County, et al.,
Plaintiffs-Respondents, Board of Education, City School District, Rochester
Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Respondents, against Ewald B. Nyquist, Commissioner of Education, et
al., Defendants-Appellants

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CETA ActFederal Register, Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act; Proposed Rules for Programs under Titles I, II, VI, and VII of
the Act, January 19, 1979, Part XI; CETA Reprints: Index to CETA Rules and Regulations, an
information service of the New York State Employment and Training Council; CETA Reprints:
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments of 1978; Public Law 94-482, 94th
Congress: An Act to extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, to extend and revise the
Vocational Education Act of 1963, and for other purposes, October 12, 1976

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CETA RegulationsCETA Reprints: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended December 31,
1974; October 1, 1976; October 12, 1976; June 15, 1977; and August 5, 1977; Amendments of
1978 (Conference Report reprinted from the Congressional Record, October 11, 1978);
Compilation of Current Regulations for Titles I, II, and VI; Corrections to Final CETA Rules
and Regulations, May 15, 1979; Federal Register, Department of Labor Office of the Secretary,
Public Job Programs under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act ("CETA"), May 13,
1977; copy of legislation, H.R. 6138, In the Senate of the United States, May 19, 1977, An
Act to provide employment and training opportunities for youth; Guide for Awarding Academic
Credit under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act, State Education Department,
February 1978

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CETA-NYSUT: Career Alternative Program/Youth DevelopmentProposal, "A Career Alternative Program for Laid-Off Excessed Teachers and Educational
Personnel," with cover letter to NYS Department of Labor from Chuck Santelli, director, NYSUT
Division of Research and Educational Services, March 2, 1982; Program Proposal, "NYSUT
Coordination and Linkage Program for Development of Youth Training Programs," October 1979,
submitted to the NYS Department of Labor; letter from NYS Department of Labor re proposal for
CETA funding that would link efforts of the NYS Council of the American Federation of School
Administrators with those of NYSUT in a CETA-related project, June 17, 1980

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NYS Manpower Services CouncilLetter from Gov. Hugh Carey to NYSUT president Tom Hobart, advising him of his appointment
to the State Manpower Services Council as the representative of organized labor, March 25,
1977; draft by-laws of the council; reimbursement policy; Recommendations from the NYS
Manpower Services Ad Hoc Committee on Organization to the Full Committee; Policy on Use of
the State Manpower Services Fund; agenda for meeting of June 30, 1977

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NYS Employment and Training Council (SETC) Background
InformationThe New York State Employment and Training Council: A Profile; SETC By-Laws, March 1981;
CETA regulations, published in the Federal Register, May 20, 1980; U.S. Department of Labor
Program Fact Sheet: CETA: A Thumbnail Sketch by Titles, December 1978; draft History of
Employment and Training Programs, July 28, 1978; draft document re CETA; State Employment and
Training Council Member Handbook

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SETC Executive CommitteeMinutes of meetings of October 19, 1978, November 15, 1979, and January 3 and April 24,
1980; memo to Hobart from Effie Musella reporting on November 15, 1979, meeting; memo to
Hobart with attached minutes of first meeting of the By-Laws Subcommittee, July 19, 1977;
agenda for June 30, 1977, full council meeting; memo re SETC 1979 annual conference, with
attached tentative agenda; outline of conference workshop on industry and labor; list of
interview dates for CETA positions, November 26, 1979; agenda for Executive Committee meeting
of April 24, 1980

Teaching as a Profession Report"Teaching as a Profession: A Preliminary Report to the Board of Regents on Professional
Recognition, Rights and Responsibilities, State Education Department," with cover letter to
Regents from Education Commissioner Gordon Ambach, July 19, 1979; draft proposal,
"Classification, Standards and Program Services," Special Education Classification and
Standards Project, Office for Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions, September
12, 1979, with cover letter to Regents from Commissioner Ambach; memo from Ambach re
recommendations on teacher competence, November 30, 1979

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NYS Task Force on Equity and Excellence in Education Retreat Support
Document 11/30/81Retreat Support Document Impact and Rationales final draft

Ted Kennedy Primary EndorsementCampaign brochures for Kennedy; booklet, How to Run for Delegate and Alternate to the 1980
Democratic National Party Convention (in English and Spanish); flyer, Today at the National
Education Association, noting Carter officials' praise for NEA's role in primary and caucus
victories, March 127, 1980; letter from Al Shanker, president, American Federation of
Teachers, to Tom Hobart, president, NYSUT, re endorsement by AFT Executive Council of Sen.
Edward Kennedy, describing proposed cuts to education by President Jimmy Carter, asking for
contribution to Kennedy campaign, March 25, 1980, with attached copies of checks to campaign
signed by Hobart; letter to NYSUT Board members re mobilizing members to participate in
Democratic caucuses, with attached list of candidates for delegates supporting Ted Kennedy;
list of Democratic caucus sites by Congressional district; related correspondence; press
releases announcing AFT and NYSUT support for Kennedy, March 16, 1980; advisory opinions and
excerpts from law re campaign donations; New York Times Magazine article by Sen. Daniel
Patrick Moynihan re presidential candidates, "What Will They Do for New York?" January 27,
1980; photos of Hobart, Shanker, and Kennedy; photo of Hobart holding front page of New York
Teacher (March 18, 1980) endorsement of Kennedy; newspaper clippings re teachers union
endorsements of Kennedy, Kennedy's position on education and other issues; newsletters by
state teacher federations, highlighting Kennedy's position on issues; sample phone message
for Kennedy campaign; phone campaign instructions for noting level of support for Kennedy
indicated by each person called; sample letter to members from local president, in support of
Kennedy, April 8; phone volunteer sign-up sheet; Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Criticizing President Carter's Anti-Inflation Program, prepared for delivery before the NYSUT
annual meeting, March 15, 1980

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. SenatorLetter from Moynihan to Hobart discussing postal rate impact on nonprofit institutions,
legislation sponsored by Moynihan to appropriate more funds to the postal service, March 22,
1982; New York Times Magazine article by Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan re presidential
candidates, "What Will They Do for New York?" January 27, 1980; NEA editorial/advertisement
in Newsday, opposing Moynihan-Packwood bill providing for tuition tax credits for parents
sending children to non-public schools, April 16, 1978; correspondence between Moynihan and
Hobart re tuition tax credits, May-November 1977; "Cui Bono?" address by Senator Daniel
Patrick Moynihan (D-NY), Empire State Chamber of Commerce Annual Congressional Dinner,
Washington, D.C., re proposed changes to food stamp program, detrimental effect on New York,
May 2, 1977; Congressional Record proceedings of the 95th Congress, Senate Labor Law Reform
Act of 1978, including transcript of debate between Sen. Moynihan and Sen. Hatch (R-Utah),
May 17, 1978

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National Education Association (NEA)New York Teacher Special Issue, Nov. 21-22, 1975, Verbatim Transcript: NEA President at
NYSUT Board (NEA vows war against New York teachers, New Yorkers reject NEA invasion of
state, NYSUT pledges to preserve teacher unity); NEA Today December 1982 issue, featuring
"Textbooks under Fire"; highly critical and acerbic Report on the 59th Representative
Assembly of the National Education Association, July 1- 6, 1980, prepared for officers and
staff of the American Federation of Teachers by Peter Laarman, Director of Field
Communications, AFT/AFL-CIO; report to NEA Board of Directors by NEA Executive Committee re
NEA's relationship with AFL-CIO, May 1982; article, "Teacher Politics," by Chester E. Finn,
Jr., in Commentary, vol. 75, no. 2, February 1983, with cover memo from Toni Cortese to NYSUT
Board of Directors and management staff, noting article presented an excellent analysis of
ideological differences between NEA and AFT, February 10, 1983; Charter of the NEA, with
cover memo to AFT president Al Shanker, noting it provided information on the NEA process for
amending its governance documents, August 25, 1981; Government Employee Relations Report by
Bureau of National Affairs, "Special Report: Teachers and Labor Relations," 1980; invoices
for legal services re NEA v. NYSUT; article in Phi Delta Kappan by Stanley M. Elam, "The
National Education Association: Political Powerhouse or Paper Tiger?" noting impact of defeat
of Jimmy Carter, referencing NEA publication boasting of political power shortly before
election, November 1981; issue of NEA Reporter referenced in Kappan article, "'80 Election:
Teachers Make the Difference," March 1980; legal memos by NYSUT counsel re applicability of
Landrum-Griffin to NEA, February-March 1989; letter (with cover memo) from NEA president John
Royer to directors and staff re ethnic-minority guarantees at Representative Assembly,
compliance with Landrum-Griffin Act (prohibiting race-based discrimination, including
guarantees of representation based on race), March 1 and 9, 1979; Actions of the NEA
Executive Committee, January 16-17, 1979, at which contingency funds were approved for a
pre-convention conference for minority delegates to the Representative Assembly; Newsday
opinion column by James J. Kilpatrick condemning the NEA for failure of educational system,
January 31, 1979, with cover sheet to Tom Hobart; issues of Twilight Zone, "An Occasional
Report on Bizarre Activities of the National Education Association for AFT Staff and
Leadership," April and December 1980

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National Education Association (NEA)Reader's Digest article, "The NEA: A Washington Lobby Run Rampant," November 1978; actions
of the NEA Board of Directors (minutes), September 29-30, 1978, and Executive Committee,
October 24-25, 1978; issues of newsletter, Common Sense, special publication for NEA
delegates to the Representative Assembly, including March 1986 issue, "The New York
Disaffiliation: A History of the Underlying Factors"; letter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart
re NEA racial-minority delegate guarantee ("quota") system, based on general population, not
membership, effect on New York City, teacher unity, May 4, 1977; letter from Hobart re NEA
attempt to charter New York City affiliates separately from state organization, March 21,
1977; copies of correspondence between NYSUT and NEA since NEA Representative Assembly in
March 1976, with cover letter from Hobart to NEA Board of Directors, re resignation of NEA
board members elected from NYC, June 1, 1976; newsletter, Update, for local leaders of the
New York State United Teachers, with NYSUT perspective on NEA Representative Assembly, March
1, 1976; newspaper clipping from Albany Knickerbocker News, re criticism by local teachers of
NEA television commercials, said to hurt image of teachers with the public, February 4, 1976;
correspondence from Hobart urging members to approve disaffiliation; letter from Hobart to
local presidents re American Arbitration Association official count of mailed ballots,
confirming vote by NYSUT membership to withdraw from NEA, January 28, 1976, with attached
press release and summary of actions of the NYSUT Board of Directors meeting of January
23-24, 1976; issues of New York Teacher re disaffiliation; "The NEA attacks teacher-unity and
the AFL-CIO: Two Responses to the NEA: I. Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., president, NYSUT, II.
Antonia Cortese, 2nd vice president, NYSUT"; correspondence re "NEA in New York project,"
said by Hobart to set up an alternate teacher's organization in New York State, 1975;
platform and correspondence from the Unity Caucus of delegates to NEA Representative
Assembly, criticizing NEA for increasingly intervening in state associations; position paper
by Hobart, "A Commitment to Unity," to the NEA Board of Directors on the 57th annual
convention of the American Federation of Teachers, August 19-24, 1973; an open letter to NEA
members in New York State from NEA president James A. Harris, February 28, 1975

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NEA/NYEAMicrocassette tape in NYSUT envelope marked "March 25, 1976, Buffalo meeting, NEA
litigation"; newspaper clippings asserting NEA was having undue influence over Carter
administration education policies in return for support during election; materials re
settlement of lawsuit by former NYSUT secretaries employed in Vestal and Rochester Regional
Office, February 1980; invoices and related accounting re legal fees for NEA v. NYSUT,
November 1977, January-September 1978, January, March-June 1979; letter (with cover memo)
from NEA president John Royer to directors and staff re ethnic-minority guarantees at
Representative Assembly, compliance with Landrum-Griffin Act (prohibiting race-based
discrimination, including guarantees of representation based on race), March 1 and 9, 1979;
similar letter from NEA executive director Terry Herndon, with cover memo from NYSUT counsel
Bernard Ashe to Tom Hobart, March 8, 1979, and attachments, "Actions by the NEA Board of
Directors in Response to the decision of United States District Court in NEA v. Marshall
(applicability of Landrum-Griffin Act to NEA)" and "Impact of the Landrum-Griffin Act on the
Selection of Delegates to the 1979 NEA Representative Assembly" and "NEA and the
Landrum-Griffin Act: Statement by NEA President John Royer"; letter from counsel to Hobart
discussing personal liability under NEA v. NYSUT lawsuit, June 12, 1978; list of NYSUT staff
remaining with NEA as of March 8, 1976; anti-AFT booklet, "Questions and Answers about the
AFT: A Handbook for Leaders and Staff," National Education Association Membership and
Organizing Office, July 1980

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NYEA AdvocateCopies of official newsletter of the New York Educator's Association (NYEA-NEA)

NEA v. NYSUT Transcript of continued deposition of Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., June 15, 1977; answer and
counterclaim by NYSUT and Hobart, December 17, 1976; summons, September 16, 1976; transcript
of proceedings of Fourth Representative Assembly of NYSUT, March 4, 1976

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Report on 59th NEA Representative Assembly Critical and acerbic report on NEA annual convention, July 1-6, 1980, prepared for officers
and staff of the American Federation of Teachers

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Report on 58th NEA Representative Assembly and Report on 1976 NEA
ConventionCritical and acerbic report on NEA annual convention, July 2-5, 1979, prepared for officers
and staff of the American Federation of Teachers; memo to NYSUT Executive Committee from Ned
Hopkins re NEA convention, noting attempt to report realistic assessment of NEA's condition,
including finances, July 9, 1976

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Reports on NEA Convention and AFT ConventionCritical report on 1978 NEA annual convention; cynical report on 62nd Annual Convention of
the American Federation of Teachers, August 21-24, 1978, for officers and staff of the
National Education Association and its affiliated organization, by Dick Dashiell,
organization specialist, National Education Association, with cover memo to AFT Executive
Council, commenting on both reports, September 27, 1978

Commissioner NyquistNYSUT press release commenting on decision by Regents to end the tenure of Commissioner of
Education Ewald Nyquist, expressing hope for better relations with next commissioner,
November 19, 1976; press release, "Commissioner Nyquist Releases Statement," noting that he
was greatly disturbed that some members of the Board of Regents were seeking his resignation,
November 4, 1976; letter from Hobart to Nyquist, wishing him well, June 23, 1977; newspaper
clippings re public criticism of Nyquist by state Commerce Commissioner John Dyson; address
by Nyquist, "Four Priorities," delivered to the Annual Education Convention of the
Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers, May 26, 1975; address by Nyquist on financing
elementary and secondary education, "Disgruntleness, or Education Is No Longer a
Money-Splendored Thing," presented at annual midwinter meeting of the NYS Council of School
District Administrators, with cover press release by State Education Department, January 29,
1976, and cover letter from Nyquist to Hobart, noting recommendations were difficult to make;
address by Nyquist to the Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
"Education Is a Slipping Priority (And Some Expectations)," March 17, 1977; address by
Nyquist to the tenth annual meeting of the NYS Council of School Administrators, "Concinnity
and the Age of the Querulous (or the False Dawn of the Age of Aquarius)," October 6, 1976;
"Public Involvement: An Occasional Paper by Commissioner of Education Ewald B. Nyquist: An
Educational Partnership among Parents, Students, Professionals, and Citizens of New York
State School Districts," January 1977; letter from Nyquist to the Board of Regents, re
complaint by NYSUT (vice president Antonia Cortese) that changes were made to the
Commissioner's Regulations re good moral character without the approval of the Teacher
Education, Certification and Practice Board or consultation with the Regents, June 20, 1977;
letter from Chancellor Theodore Black to Tom Hobart re regulations on length of school day
and other issues, January 21, 1977; notice of public hearings re Five-Year State Plan for
Occupational Education, December 21, 9176, with attached schedule; summaries of Regents
legislative proposals for 1977, with cover letter to Hobart from Nyquist, December 10, 1976;
NYSUT press release, "Teachers' President Scores Education Commissioner," re Hobart's
criticism of Nyquist's urging a wage freeze on teachers, February 3, 1976; "A Message from
the Commissioner of Education for the Annual School Meetings 1975"; message, 1973; agenda for
meeting with the Commissioner, February 15, 1973; Summary Statement by Ewald B. Nyquist,
President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education, on behalf
of the New York State School Boards Association, New York State United Teachers, and many
other organizations, before the Committee on Appropriations, Labor/Health, Education and
Welfare Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives, May 22, 1973, and accompanying fact
sheets of data re aid to school districts; speech by Nyquist, "A Tribute to Catharine O'C.
Barrett," upon her becoming vice president and president-elect of NEA, September 30, 1971

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QuotasLetter from Hobart to chair of First American Caucus, responding to request for list of
Native American delegates to NEA convention, noting that NYSUT did not record the ethnic
background of its members or delegates, May 19, 1976; New York Times and other newspaper
clippings; article from National Review, "Are Quotas Here to Stay?" April 26, 1974; letter
from past president of Bellport Teachers Association re NYSUT disaffiliation, appealing to
black teachers for support for NEA, calling Hobart paper "What Price Quotas?" racist, with
attached cover memo to Hobart, May 12, 1976; final draft of Hobart paper, "What Price
Quotas?" November 20, 1974; printed booklet, "What Price Quotas?"; related correspondence

Staff Organization and OperationsStaff Organization and Operations Report and Recommendations to the Board of Directors of
the New York State Teachers Association (NYSTA), submitted by executive secretary, February
5, 1971; NYSTA table of organization (recommended), submitted to Board of Directors February
5, 1971; memo to NYSUT Board of Directors re staff transfers, December 17, 1976; letter to
NYSUT president Tom Hobart from certified public accountants, with recommendations for
changes to operations of Accounting and Membership Records departments, January 26, 1978

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Statements by HobartTestimony on S-1900 presented by Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., president, New York State Unite
Teachers, to the Senate Subcommittee on Libraries, Assembly Committee on Libraries, May 11,
1978; testimony by Hobart at Regents Legislative Hearing, September 8, 1978; reprint of
statement as "President's Perspective" column in New York Teacher, "NYSUT at Legislative
Hearing Urges Regents Reaffirm Proper School Financing"; press release, September 8, and
article on Regents testimony; statement of Hobart to the Joint Legislative Committee on the
Cities of New York State, November 30, 1977; statement by Hobart to Senate Education
Committee, February 9, 1977; schedule of speakers at Education Committee hearing; testimony
of Hobart to NYS Senate Standing Committee on Education, re children with handicapping
conditions, November 16, 1977; drafts statement to NYS Senate Standing Committee on
Education, re Regents Basic Competency Exams and other issues, November 1, 1977; testimony
submitted to the Senate Committee on Higher Education by Frederick J. Lambert, assistant to
the president, NYSUT, re recommendations of the Temporary State Commission on the Future of
Postsecondary Education, aka the Wessell Commission, March 23, 1977; NYEA Testimony to Senate
Education Committee on Aid to Education, February 9, 1977; statement by Hobart to the NYS
Senate Standing Committee on Labor, December 21, 1976; outline for Tom Hobart's appearance
before the New York State Division of the Budget, October 14, 1976, with attached handwritten
notes; statement by Hobart to the NYS Senate Select Committee on Mental and Physical
Handicap, with notation, "Hand delivered by Ray Skuse 1/13/76"; statement by Hobart to the
Joint Senate Finance Committee, Assembly Ways and Means Committee, February 4, 1976;
statement by Hobart to the Assembly Education Committee Hearing on Meeting School Needs
During the Fiscal Crisis, January 1976; drafts of statement by Hobart re federal ERISA
(Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), calling mistreatment of the elderly (by
inadequate public policy) a national disgrace, with handwritten edits, n.d.; memo from Alan
Lewis to Ray Skuse re application of ERISA to public pension plans, November 11, 1975; final
draft of statement, delivered to the U.S. House of Representatives Labor Standards
Subcommittee of the Education and Labor Committee, with cover letter to Rep. John Dent,
chairman of the House Pension Task Force, noting that Hobart had been unable to personally
appear, November 20, 1975; Statement by John E. Cosgrove, Legislative Director, Public
Employee Department, AFL-CIO, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education
and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards, re public service employee retirement income,
September 17, 1975; testimony by Hobart at the Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental
Employees, re retention of non-contributory pension system, September 25, 1975; statement
(article) by Hobart submitted to Centerfold, newsletter of the Saratoga-Warren Counties BOCES
Teachers Association, with cover letter to president, re the importance of political
involvement by teachers, October 14, 1975; statement by Hobart to the Regents Legislative
Conference, noting that the issues had been the same for several years, calling for new
approaches, September 10, 1975; memo re possible talking points for Hobart's presentation to
Regents, August 13, 1975; NYSUT press release, "United Teachers President Says Major School
Programs Could Be Destroyed," re need to sharply increase local school funding assistance in
proposed state budget, February 12, 1975; statement by Hobart to Assembly Ways and Means
Committee and Senate Finance Committee, re school aid, February 12, 1975; highlights of
statement; testimony by Hobart to the Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and
Pensions, April 25, 1975

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Committee on Striking LocalsMemo to Hobart estimating difference between salary lost by striking teachers and salary
gained as a result of strike and favorable settlement, December 4, 1975; memos re assistance
to striking locals; statement re interest-free loan policy; unanimous recommendations of
Committee on Striking Locals, March 1974

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Meeting with Presidents from Striking Locals January 11, 1974. Verbatim transcript of meeting, January 11, 1974; additional comments
submitted in writing by invited participants: Greenburgh Teachers' Federation, Ramapo Central
District I Teachers Association; list of participants at meeting; agenda for Mid-Winter
Presidents' Conference, January 11-13, 1974; newsletter, Teacher Forum, "Voice of the
Grassroots Caucus," critical of NYSUT, January 1974; summary of NYS strikes 1971-72 school
year through 1973-74 school year; analysis of strike benefits provided by selected unions;
policies and operational procedures related to assistance to striking locals; selected
background articles which may be of interest in relation to strikes and dispute
settlement

AFT Membership by States and LocalsAFT Membership by States and Locals for Membership Years 1973 and 1974, Organizing Office,
National Education Association; AFT Membership by States and Locals, 1971-73, Evaluation and
Information Program, National Education Association; AFT Membership by States and Locals,
1970-72, Division of Affiliate Services, National Education Association

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AFT ResolutionsMemo to participating organizations in the National Consortium on Testing, with attached
bylaws of consortium, May 5, 1977; proposed resolutions on pregnancy discrimination and other
women's rights and human rights issues; resolutions submitted by various state federations;
statement of AFT for the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunity Regarding Youth
Employment Programs, April 28, 1977; memo to Al Shanker and AFT Executive Council re Postal
Reorganization Act of 1970, newly introduced legislation, May 19, 1977

Carey, Gov. HughLetter from Gov. Carey to Tom Hobart, thanking him support on Constitutional Amendment
Number One, January 11, 1982; program for Legislative Correspondents' Association
seventy-ninth annual banquet, "Reedin,' Ritin,' and Lunatics, or Sororite, Fraternite,
Insanite," May 4, 1979, with list of officers, speakers, past presidents, menu, caricature
illustrations, and rewritten songs for the occasion (satirical commentaries on personalities
and issues, such as the tax-exempt status of religious organizations and other nonprofits:
"We Shall Pay No Taxes Forever," sung to the tune of the Hallelujah Chorus of Handel's
Messiah); guest list; program for birthday celebration for Hugh Carey, "You Must Have Been a
Beautiful Baby" captioned pictorial collection of Carey at various stages of his career, with
leaders in government, labor, and entertainment, April 9, 1979; guest list, with seating
assignments; NYSUT Update newsletter headlining special endorsement meeting for governor's
race, September 29, 1978; press release from the Governor's Office, announcing creation of
Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity, as a result of the Levittown decision
declaring New York's system of financing schools unconstitutional, September 22, 1978;
message from Carey "To the Teachers of New York State," urging support for re-election,
September 20, 1978; letter to Gov. Carey from NYSUT president Tom Hobart, recommending the
appointment of NYSUT assistant to the president Dean Streiff to the Empire State Plaza
Council, January 11, 1978, with attached resume; other recommendations for appointments;
correspondence with Lt. Gov. Mary Ann Krupsak, 1975; printed booklet, Gov. Hugh L. Carey
Message to the Legislature, January 6, 1982 (annual State of the State address)

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Javits, Jacob K., SenatorLetter to Javits from NYSUT president Tom Hobart, conveying a resolution adopted by
acclamation by the NYSUT Representative Assembly, expressing wishes for a speedy
convalescence and thanks for 22 years of service in the U.S. Senate as a supporter of
education, April 1, 1982; UFT newsletter, United Action, with message from Al Shanker to
membership, explaining initial UFT endorsement of Javits, late switch to Democrat Elizabeth
Holtzman after Javits lost the Republican primary to Al D'Amato, who won in the general
election, December 1980; faxed draft of message with handwritten edits by Tom Hobart; letter
from Hobart to local presidents ("sample"), explaining endorsement switch, December 23, 1980;
letter to Javits from Hobart, suggesting he consider allowing his papers to be edited by
NYSUT member and professor on the Faculty of Education at SUNY Albany, November 25, 1980,
with attached resume; reply from Javits, December 15, 1980

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Javits Labor CommitteeCards returned by members of labor unions, volunteering to serve on Javits Labor Committee;
unsigned memo to NYSUT leaders re endorsement of Javits, urging support for Bess Myerson in
Democratic primary, with attached voting record of Elizabeth Holtzman on foreign policy and
defense, positions of Myerson, n.d.; draft editorial by NYSUT president Tom Hobart following
the defeat of Jacob Javits in the Republican primary, September 21, 1980; letter from Hobart
to Javits expressing sorrow at loss to Republican nominee Alfonse D'Amato in general
election, explaining NYSUT late switch in endorsing the Democratic candidate, November 7,
1980; press release announcing NYSUT endorsement of Democratic candidate Holtzman for U.S.
Senate, calling Javits a national treasure, November 2, 1980; partial list of members of
Labor Committee for Javits; letter to labor leaders from Labor Committee for Javits following
primary loss to D'Amato, calling for continued support for Javits as independent candidate,
October 16, 1980; letter to registered Republican NYSUT members, urging them to vote for
Javits in the primary, September 2, 1980; related correspondence re importance of turning out
to vote in primary, noting complacency defeated a moderate Republican in New Jersey, with
attached newspaper clipping; press release announcing formation of Labor Committee for
Javits, July 23, 1980

General CorrespondenceIncoming and outgoing correspondence: legal memo to Hobart from NYSUT counsel Bernard Ashe
re Education in New York: A Legal Perspective, January 26; letter to Hobart from Liberal
Party of New York State, inviting him to sit on dais as guest at annual dinner, at which
speakers would include Gov. Mario Cuomo, Sen. Moynihan, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.,
October 21; testimony by Hobart to the Temporary Commission on the Distribution of State Aid
to Local School Districts, September 28; testimony of Hobart to the NYS Senate Standing
Committee on Education, Standing Committee on Labor, Standing Committee on Commerce, Economic
Development and Small Business, on Education and Economic Development: Trained for Success in
New York State, March 10, 1987; letter from Assemblyman Melvin Zimmer (120th District),
thanking NYSUT for its endorsement, August 30; media training document by Michael Sheehan
Associates; IFFTU (International Federation of Free Trade Unions) magazine, Workers in
Education, February 1988 and December 1986; letters of congratulations or explanations of
policy to individuals; letter from Citizens Vote, Inc., noting that U.S. had lowest
participation in voting of all major industrial democracies, with attached proposal, April
11; newspaper clippings

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Project South AfricaBrochures for Project South Africa; printed report by Bayard Rustin and others, "South
Africa: Is Peaceful Change Possible?"1984; activity reports; report on trip to South Africa,
October 10-20, 1987; letter to Hobart from Thelma Henderson, chair of Educational Welfare
Subcommittee of the Grahamstown Area Distress Relief Association (GARDA), South Africa,
describing fighting among rival black groups, February 2, 1987; related correspondence
between Hobart and Henderson; Centre for Social Development, Rhodes University, Director's
Report for period January - December 1986; GARDA Educational Welfare Chairman's Report for
the period April 1, 1985 to March 31, 1986; donor list to GARDA, April 1, 1985 - March 31,
1986; newsletters, Project South Africa Bulletin, February 1987 and October 1986; newsletter,
Africa Notes, a publication of the African Studies Program of the Georgetown University
Center for Strategic and International Studies, with feature article, "Sanctions: Another
View," September 20, 1986; excerpt from letter by Denis Beckett, editor of Frontline
magazine, re sanctions; memo from Bayard Rustin, chairman, Project South Africa, re Update on
South Africa's Response to Sanctions, August 19, 1986; letters from Hobart to South African
President Botha, urging release of political prisoners, end to martial law and apartheid,
June 19 and 25, 1986; summary of approved projects, May 28, and report of field trip, May 15,
1986; paper, "A New Beginning: A Program of Cooperation between Israel and the Black
Community of South Africa," by Dr. Shimshon Zelniker, Center or Foreign Policy Options, 1985;
letter to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from Bayard Rustin, president of the A. Philip Randolph
Educational Fund, thanking him for serving as a sponsor of new program, Project South Africa,
April 17, 1985; summaries of project proposals

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Bishops Pastoral Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S.
Economy"End Results: The Impact of Federal Policies Since 1980 on Low Income Americans," Center
for Budget and Policy Priorities, Interfaith Action for Economic Justice, September 1984;
Outline of Statement on the Community and Social Justice (re Catholic Bishops Pastoral);
letter from Ed Cleary, president, NYS AFL-CIO, to Archbishop John O'Connor, Archdiocese of
New York, expressing support for pastoral letter on U.S. economy, May 6, 1985; AFL-CIO press
release, Remarks of AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R. Donohue to the 3rd Annual Religion
and Labor Conference, "Preserving Human Worth in a Changing World Economy," February 9, 1985;
AFL-CIO press release in support of first draft of pastoral letter on the economy by the
National Conference of Catholic Bishops, November 14, 1984, including statement by President
Kirkland and longer analysis by director of AFL-CIO Department of Economic Research; paper by
Presbyterian Church USA Office of the General Assembly, "Christian Faith and Economic
Justice," 1984; brochure by the bishops of the United Methodist Church, "Call to the Churches
on Domestic Hunger and the Economic Crisis," 1983; brochure by United Church of Christ,
"Jesus Christ Frees and Unites: Racial and Economic Justice," 1975; article in Commentary,
"Can the Bishops Help the Poor?" by Peter L. Berger, February 1985; article in The New
Republic, "Perils of the Prophet Motive," by Charles Krauthammer, December 24, 1984

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Pastoral Letter on the Economy, Lay Commission ResponseLetter from the American Catholic Committee, to chairman of Westray Corporation, noting
failure of Lay Commission to develop practical suggestions

Father Geithner, Liberation Theology, Catholic Social Teaching and
the U.S. EconomyCorrespondence between Hobart and Rev. John Geithner, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers,
debating a range of issues, including liberation theology, 1984-85; Report on the Institute
on Religion and Democracy; statements by AFL-CIO condemning apartheid in South Africa;
newspaper clippings from New York Times re Bishops Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social
Teaching and the U.S. Economy

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General South America (folder 1 of 2)Newspaper clippings with cover letter to NYSUT president commenting on contents, April 7,
1987; AFL-CIO Department of International Affairs briefing paper, "El Salvador and Nicaragua:
The AFL-CIO Views on the Controversy," n.d., c. 1985; U.S. Department of State Special
Report, "The U.S. and Central America: Implementing the National Bipartisan Commission
Report," Report to the President from the Secretary of State, August 1986; "Report on the
Human Rights Defenders in Nicaragua," prepared by the International League for Human Rights,
July 1986; U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense report, "The Challenge to
Democracy in Central America," June 1986; "Rebuilding Cooperation in the America," 1986
Report of the Inter-American Dialogue; address by President Reagan, "Central America and U.S.
Security," March 16, 1986 (printed by Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State);
statements by Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs Elliot Abrams, "Permanent
Dictatorship in Nicaragua?" and "CBI and the National Interest," 1986; list of exchange trip
participants; correspondence by unions re mobilization to protect U.S. policies in Central
and South Africa

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General South America (folder 2 of 2)AFL-CIO and American Institute for Free Labor Development presentation to the National
Bipartisan Commission on Central America, "A Trade Union View: Toward a Long Term U.S. Policy
in Central America," September 8, 1983, with handwritten notation on cover, "Good Guys";
United States Strategic Institute Strategic Review, Spring 1985: "The 'Mantos' of Sandinista
Deception," by Douglas W. Payne; article reprints from Commentary, The National Interest,
Strategic Review, and other journals, 1983-86; unsigned Proposed Substitute Resolution on
Peach and Democracy in Central America, n.d.

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Central American Tour June 17-27, 1986. Memo re activities of exchange trip participants, with attached letters
from labor participants, September 9, 1986; delegation agenda for Costa Rica; photos of Tom
Hobart and others on farm in El Salvador, with cover letters from Hobart to several local
presidents, July 21 and 22, 1986; itineraries; trip report by Western States AFL-CIO
delegation to Central America, June 1-14, 1985, with list of participants; journal article
reprints, "Nicaragua: A Speech to My Former Comrades on the Left," by David Horowitz, former
editor of Ramparts, in Commentary, June 1986; "Reform the Contras," by Robert Leiken, in The
New Republic, March 31, 1986; "Why Can't You Call a Communist a Communist?" by Norman
Podhoretz, writing in the Washington Post, March 16, 1986; "Podhoretz Is Wrong," by Michael
Kinsley, writing in the Washington Post, March 20, 1986; "Is Jeanne Kirkpatrick Against a
Peace Treaty?" by Peter Hakim, writing the Washington Post, June 14, 1986; "The Neutrality
Act of 1986," by Charles Krauthammer, writing in the Washington Post, March 16, 1986;
"Kirkpatrick and Krauthammer Are Wrong," by Bruce Babbitt, writing in the Washington Post,
March 20, 1986; "The Post Is Wrong (I)" by Penn Kemble, "The Post Is Wrong (II)," by Newt
Gingrich, "The Post Is Wrong (III)," by Lawrence L. Tracy, writing in the Washington Post,
March 20, 1986; unsigned draft of response in Dissent magazine, "El Salvador Unions - The
Real Story," n.d.; notes from January 14, 1984, exchange trip to Central America, February
17, 1987, from David Jessup (American Institute for Free Labor Development)

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El SalvadorNewspaper clippings and article reprints; U.S. Department of Labor Foreign Labor Trends
bulletin on El Salvador, 1983-84, prepared by the American Embassy; Department of State
special report, "The Situation in El Salvador," April 1986; correspondence with American
Institute for Free Labor Development (affiliated with AFL-CIO); special fact-finding report
by the National Labor Committee on Support of Democracy and Human Rights in El Salvador, "El
Salvador: Labor, Terror, and Peace," with handwritten notation on cover, "Bad Guys," n.d.

49

AFT Trip to Israel Bound book, International Teachers' Conference to Combat Racism, Anti-Semitism and
Violations of Human Rights, Tel Aviv, Israel, November 10-14, 1980; letter from Hobart to the
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, Inc., discussing misunderstanding re
responsibility for trip finances, with attached list of expenses, February 13, 1983; related
invoices

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ILO Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland May 1-7, 1983. Confidential Report on the Joint Committee on Public Services Third Session,
Geneva, Switzerland, 1983; International Labour Organisation Report III, "The Effects of
Structural Changes and Technological Progress on Employment in the Public Services," Joint
Committee on the Public Service, Third Session, Geneva, 1983; photos; handwritten outline of
topics

49

German Apprenticeship Training Program November 1986. Program schedule for study tour; memo re travel arrangements; briefing paper
and summary of goals of AFT tour, "Berufsbildung, the German Vocational System: An American
View"

Bitburg Report (Munich, Germany)Handwritten remarks re outrage against Reagan's laying of wreath at Bitburg Cemetery,
"Whose Issue Is Reagan's Visit to Bitburg?"; typed draft, "draft I," of statement condemning
Reagan visit; drafts II-V; draft VI, "The American Delegation to Honor German Resistance";
draft VIII, "Never Again"; draft IX; final drafts, sign by Tom Hobart, May 1-4, 1985; cover
letter by Hobart noting report of trip to Munich by AFT and American Jewish Congress for the
40th celebration of the end of World War II

49

Germany Photos from Wurzburg, of Tom Hobart, May 1981

50

South Africa Trip Microcassette tapes (3); photos; correspondence; proposed itinerary; Legal Guide for
American Citizens in Swaziland; maps; The Kingdom of Swaziland Travellers' Companion guide
book; Refugee Issues working paper by the British Refugee Council and Refugees Studies
Programme, "Educational Assistance to Refugees from South Africa and Namibia," by Gail M.
Gerhart, July 1984; article reprints from Africa Report, "Where Is South Africa Going?" by
Beyers Naude, "A Call for Justice," by Edward M. Kennedy, "A Conservative Viewpoint Against
Apartheid," by Robert S. Walker, "Laboring Under Apartheid," by Timothy Belknar, "The
Catholic Church and Apartheid," "Reagan's African Aid Agenda," by Robert A. Manning, and
other articles, May-June 1985; U.S. Department of State Background Notes re Namibia, June
1985; Botswana, May 1983; Lesotho, August 1984; Mozambique, May 1965; Tanzania, February
1984; Swaziland, April 1985; Zaire, October 1983; Zimbabwe, April 1985; ABC News Nightline
transcript of South Africa: R. F. Botha - Bishop Tutu Debate, March 18, 1985; newspaper
clippings

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South Africa with International Rescue Committee June 26, 1985. Travel documents for Tom Hobart; United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees background paper on Swaziland, with hand notation "ICARA II"; newspaper clipping
from Johannesburg Star, noting that an International Rescue Committee fact-finding delegation
was refused entry into South Africa, July 1, 1985

Federation de L'Education Nationale, ParisLetters from Tom Hobart in English and French to the secretary-general of the federation,
thanking him for hospitality during visit with family

50

Background Information Book (South Africa and Central
America)U.S. Department of State special report, "Revolution Beyond Our Borders": Sandinista
Intervention in Central America, September 1985; AFL-CIO American Institute for Free Labor
Development publication, "Sandinista Deception Reaffirmed: Nicaragua Coverup of Trade Union
Repression," August 30, 1985; agenda for Conference on AFL-CIO Promotion of Democratic Trade
Unionism Abroad; trip report by Western States delegation to Central America, with cover memo
from AFL-CIO officer; paper, The AFL-CIO and International Affairs: A Brief Introduction;
paper, A Guide to the AFL-CIO's Policy on South Africa; briefing book (compilation of
resolutions, Executive Council statements, congressional testimony, and newspaper clippings)
on AFL-CIO policy on El Salvador, Nicaragua, other countries

50

Meeting Unmet Needs (Report by New York Urban Coalition on Youth
Employment in NYS)Report by the New York Urban Coalition

50

Turning Points (Report by Carnegie Council on Adolescent
Development)Report, "Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century," Carnegie
Corporation of New York

50

Falling Behind (Report of Governors Advisory Committee for Black
Affairs)Report of the Human Services Subcommittee of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Black
Affairs, "Falling Behind: An Examination of Critical Social Programs and Policies in New York
State: Implications for the Black Community," November 1987

50

Development Report Card for the StatesReport by Corporation for Enterprise Development, "The 1991 Development Report Card for the
States: A Tool for Public & Private Sector Decision Makers"

50

Confronting the Disaster (Report on Hugh-Risk Children)Report by the Children's Initiative, State Communities Aid Association, "Confronting the
Disaster: Restructuring Personal Support Services for New York's High Risk and Troubled
Children, March 1991

50

Workplace Basics: Skills Employers WantPublication summarizing research conducted by American Society for Training and Development
and the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (n.d., c. 1986)

50

State of the Future (Report by NY Urban Coalition)Report, "State of the Future: Youth Employment Policy in New York State," 1988

50

American Labor StudiesLewiston-Porter Senior High School social studies course materials, January 1978

The Executive Speaker (Newsletter)Newsletters for communications professionals and others, analyzing excerpts from speeches;
index of speeches

51

Handbook for Principals and Teachers"Handbook for Principals and Teachers: A Collaborative Approach for the Effective
Involvement of Community and Business Volunteers at the School Site," by Jane Asche, Ed.D.,
published by National Association of Partners in Education, Inc.

51

AFT Local Union Presidents Handbook for SuccessGuide to governance and administration, collective bargaining, political action,
communications, other activities

51

Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management Binder,
n.d.Handbook for self-evaluation and executive assessment

51

American Management Association (Anthony Bifaro)Final roster for course, "Improving Managerial Skills of the New and Prospective Manager";
course materials

School WorksSchool Works: Reinventing Public Schools to Create the Workforce of the Future: Innovations
in Education and Job Training from Sweden, West Germany, Great Britain, France and
Philadelphia, by William E. Nothdurft

A View from the Inside (Report on Special Education)A View from the Inside: A Report of the Select Seminar on Special Education, Capital Area
School Development Association, School of Education, University at Albany (SUNY), Special
Education Training and Resource Center, Greater Capital Region Teacher Center

Education Policy Paper Number 2, The Right to Choose (Public School
Choice)"The Right to Choose: Public School Choice and the Future of American Education," Center
for Educational Innovation, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

51

Job Training Partnership Council (JTPC)Preliminary meeting agenda, May 13, 1991; minutes of January 23, 1991, meeting; meeting
materials, including Aging Task Force report, fact sheet re "America 2000: The President's
Education Strategy"; "Amending the Job Training Partnership Act: Inadequate Oversight among
Issues That Need to Be Addressed," statement of Franklin Frazier, director of Education and
Employment Issues, Human Resources Division, U.S. General Accounting Office, before the
Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Committee on Education and Labor, House of
Representatives, May 9, 1991; letter to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from NYS Job Training
Partnership Council, asking if he objected to dividing southwestern region into two, May 6,
1991; letter to Hobart from Gov. Mario Cuomo, asking for nominations to new Skilled Worker
Emeritus Program, to promote the skilled trades among youth and educators, April 26, 1991;
brochure re program

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JTPC Subcommittee on Education Coordination and GrantsLetter to NYSUT assistant to the president Tony Bifaro from chair of JTPC subcommittee to
review the Education Coordination & Grants Program, informing him of first meeting,
November 6, 1990; agenda of November 29, 1990, meeting; list of subcommittee members; minutes
of May 11, 1990, meeting; draft, Strengthening Educational Services Provided by Service
Delivery Areas and Educational Providers: Redefining the Role of the State Education
Coordination and Grants 8% Program for 1990-1992 (a revised concept paper), State Education
Department, December 21, 1989; National Survey of the Job Training Partnership Act Eight
Percent Set-Aside, conducted by the Southeastern State Education Agencies JTPA Consortium,
October 1987; "Mission of the Office of Continuing Education: To improve the quality of the
lives of New York's adults and the skills of its workforce through education," with attached
Principles to Guide Policies of the Office of Continuing Education, January 1989; pie charts
re basic skills and occupational education for adults, showing aid amounts from various
programs, 1990-91

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Career Expo Steering CommitteeProgram for Career & Education Expo, May 2-7, 1991; program for expo in Rochester,
1989; minutes of Capital Region Career and Education Expo '91 Steering Committee meeting of
January 29, 1991

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Career Expo October 2-7, 1989. Program for expo, 1988; correspondence with NYSUT assistant to the
president, Tony Bifaro

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Career ExpoProgram for expo, 1989; schedule for 1990 expo; correspondence with Tony Bifaro

Career Expo Western Region April 2-4, 1992. Correspondence from NYS Senator James Lack re his opposition to proposed
new federal requirements re child labor, March 1992; program for 1991 expo; schedule and
related materials re Expo at Buffalo Convention Center, 1992; letter of thanks to Tony Bifaro
for attending

51

New York Special Olympics (NYSO) Board of Directors and Summer Games June 11-13, 1992. New York Special Olympics Direct Marketing Recommendation (recommended to
the NYSO Board of Directors); materials for Board of Directors Annual Meeting, including
committee reports and proposed budget; program for Summer Games in Ithaca; tourist brochure
for Ithaca; fact sheet re Special Olympics; Coaches Handbook; correspondence with NYSUT
official Tony Bifaro

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New York Special Olympics (NYSO) Minutes of Executive Committee meeting, January 24-25, 1992; Audited Financial Statements,
New York Special Olympics, Inc., June 30, 1991; 1992 Summer Games Sponsorship Proposal
presented to New York State United Teachers by New York Special Olympics, Inc., May 1992;
memo re December Board of Directors election results, December 9, 1991, with resumes of newly
elected board members; conflict of interest statement and cover letter to Board of Directors,
May 11, 1992; strictly confidential notes from workout diagnostic session re need for
improvement in various areas, March 2, 1992; brochure, "The World of Winners," including 1989
annual report, list of Board of Directors, list of event sites over 20-year period

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New York Special Olympics (NYSO) ContributionsList of 1990 Special Olympics contributions; letters of thanks to donors

51

New York Special Olympics (NYSO) Board of Directors Fall Workshop
/Awards October 20-22, 1991. Minutes of Board of Directors meeting of June 14, 1991; agenda,
treasurer's report, committee reports, and other materials for September 20-21, 1991,
meeting; New York State Special Olympics, Inc., Direct Mail and Telemarketing Public
Education Plan; performance review document for president and CEO (blank), distributed to
Executive Committee; fall workshop information packet, September 20-22, 1991; 1991-1992
Sports Handbook

51

New York Special Olympics (NYSO) Board of Directors December 6-7, 1991. Medical Advisory Committee meeting minutes, November 27, 1991; Board of
Directors meeting materials for December 6-7, 1991, including agenda, treasurer's report,
committee reports; memo from chair of Board of Directors to chair of Policy Committee re
recommendation for bylaws change, September 17, 1991; Special Olympics Manual 1991-1992,
Board of Education of the City of New York Division of Special Education

New York Special Olympics (NYSO) Board of Directors Meeting and
Awards January 24-25, 1992. Minutes of Executive Committee meeting of October 25-26, 1991; minutes
of Board of Directors meeting of December 6-7, 1991; memo from Planning Committee re
three-year plan, January 15, 1992; agenda and treasurer's report for Executive Committee
meeting of January 24-25, 1992; memo re training grant for area 20, January 15, 1992; memo
from the chairman of the board re attached newsletter, Communiversity, on legal issues re
volunteers, January 7, 1992; memo and attached nomination forms for NYSO Awards Committee
meeting of January 25, 1992; handwritten notes

52

New York Special Olympics (NYSO) Executive Committee May 1-2, 1992. Second draft of calendar of events; second draft fiscal year budget; agenda
and treasurer's report for Executive Committee meeting of May 1-2, 1992; revised Conflict of
Interest statement, April 20, 1992; list of development initiatives in last three years; memo
re approval of three new policy statements, April 21, 1992

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New York Special Olympics (NYSO) Herb Rosenblatt Memorial Dinner April 8, 1992. Program; program for NYSUT Staff Training Conference, April 7-9., 1992

Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Labor ConcurrenceLetter to NYS Labor Commissioner Tom Hartnett from president of the Business Council of New
York State, Inc., re department guidelines for implementation of federal requirements on
labor consultation and concurrence under the Job Training Partnership Act, with attached memo
outlining concerns, June 29, 1988; letters to labor department from New York State
Association of Counties (NYSAC) and from the City of New York Department of Employment,
expressing concerns, June 1988; resolution from the New York Association of Training and
Employment Professionals, expressing concerns, June 24, 1988; Department of Labor
implementation guidelines, January 11, 1988; related labor department bulletins

52

Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)Description and newspaper clippings re Summer Training and Education Program (STEP), aimed
at students at high risk of dropping out of high school, with cover letter from New York
Association of Training and Employment, March 18, 1988; Proposal for a JTPA 3% Title IIA
Discretionary Grant from the New York State Office for the Aging, August 31, 1988; New York
State Plan for Coordination and Special Services under the Job Training Partnership Act, July
1, 1986 to June 30, 19988 (January 1986); Governor's Coordination and Special Services Plan
to JTPA and Related Programs in New York State, July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1990; text of state
legislation, July 10, 1987; text of federal legislation, Job Training Partnership Act,
October 13, 1982; related correspondence

DECA (Distributed Education Clubs of America)AFT and NYSUT brochure: "We are the people who help New York to learn"; "Going, Going,
Gone? A Report on the Teachers Shortage in America"; "AFT thinks it's time teachers had the
right to take charge of teaching"; "Teaching As a Career"; DECA brochure: "We Think about the
Future" re careers in marketing and management; letters to NYSUT assistant to the president
Tony Bifaro from Partnership Management Corporation (PMC) re DECA, October 1988-September
1990; related correspondence

52

Citizen BeeAgenda of New York State Citizen Bee Advisory/Steering Committee, September 18 and 28,
1990; brochure re Citizen Bee, by Close Up Foundation; Close Up Foundation Annual Report
1988; sample Citizen Bee fundraising letter for prospective sponsors, from NYS Secretary of
State Gail Shaffer, September 1990; lists of participating high schools

Management MeetingsConfidential handwritten note from Tony Bifaro to Fred Nauman and Dan Frasca re management
meeting of May 9, 1991, summarizing reaction of his discussion group to presentation on
financial future of NYSUT; typed questions soliciting discussion of presentation; list of
members of the three discussion groups; list of suggestions by participants at budget
management meeting, with cover memo to Tony Bifaro from Robert I. Allen, exhorting him re
need for follow-through, May 15, 1991; booklet by BNA Communications, "Intent vs. Impact: A
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program" (Management Personnel Participant Manual),
1988; agenda for management meeting of September 17, 1990, re CWA negotiations; memo to NYSUT
Board of Directors and managers from NYSUT bargaining team, September 14, 1990; list of
upcoming management meetings; NYSUT Constitution, March 1990

52

Management MeetingsAgenda for April 29, 1992, NYSUT Management meeting; collection of award-winning articles
from New York Teacher and UFT Bulletin in 1990 national competition by International Labor
Communications Association, with cover memo to NYSUT president Tom Hobart, November 18, 1991;
"Guidelines for Nonsexist Use of Language in NCTE Publications" (revised, 1985, National
Council of Teachers of English); agenda for September 25, 1991, NYSUT Management meeting;
materials on computer viruses

CampaignNYSUT booklet, "Campaign '88: November 13-14 Congressional District Liaison Conference";
correspondence re delegates to national political conventions; list of NYSUT-endorsed
candidates for delegates and alternates to 1984 Democratic National Convention

52

Representative Assembly Kit (folder 1 of 2)1992 RA Delegate Kit Checklist; booklet, New York State United Teachers 20 Years of
Solidarity: Representing 300,000 active and retired members in New York's public schools,
colleges, universities and healthcare facilities, 1972-1992 (NYSUT 20th anniversary); 1991
VOTE/COPE Awards (Committee on Political Education of the New York State United Teachers, AFT
AFL/CIO); Proposed Resolutions, 20th Annual Representative Assembly, March 19-21, 1992; NYSUT
Legislative Program 1992; NYSUT 91-92 Budget Summary; notepad courtesy of United Community
Insurance Company; Songs for Labor booklet; NYSUT Constitution March 1991; Report of
Committee to Implement Resolution 56 from the 1991 RA: Internal Grievance Procedure

Pre-Summit Meeting on the New Compact July 2, 1991. NYSUT Comment on the SED (State Education Department)'s "New Compact for
Learning," Fall 1990; brief list of concerns re Compact; "Analysis of the February 1991
Version of Commissioner Sobol's A New Compact for Learning," with cover letter to NYSUT Board
of Directors from vice president Antonia Cortese, March 8, 1991; State Education Department
publication, "A New Compact for Learning: Improving Public Elementary, Middle, and Secondary
Education Results in the 1990s," March 1991; memo to NYSUT officers re implementation of
Compact, April 23

53

NYSUT New Local Presidents Conference July 8-11, 1991. Program; Who's Who and Participant List; information about computer
services program

53

NYS AFL-CIO Day at the Races At the Rail Tent July 25, 1991. Invitations to a day at Saratoga Race Track to benefit the Committee on
Political Education (COPE); official program guide to Saratoga Race Track

Meeting with Toni Cortese, Tony Bifaro, Pat Flynn, re Career Pathways August 20, 1991. Memo and outline of major issues to be discussed at Creating Career
Pathways Task Force meeting; outline of options for Theme #1: Establishing Competence Levels
of New York's Youth

University at Albany Community Forum September 11, 1991. Forum invitation, "The Power of Glasnost," September 11, 1991;
information fact sheet re University at Albany 1991-1992; University at Albany newsletter,
Update, fall 1991; invitation to NYSUT president Hobart to attend forum, from the president
of University at Albany, August 20, 1991

53

Meeting with Barbara Blum September 13, 1991. Memo and outline re Regents discussion paper re proposed early
childhood policy, May 16, 1991; draft findings for discussion of the Collaborative Structures
Subcommittee re delivery of early childhood services, with cover memo from the Foundation for
Child Development, September 9, 1990, faxed to Tom Hobart, September 9, 1991; NYSUT
newsletter for local leaders, The Bottom Line, June 7, 1991, including mention of plans by
State Education Department to hold public hearings

53

Interview with Daniel Kramer September 17, 1991. Cover letter and resume by Kramer, professor of political science at
CUNY Staten Island, requesting interview with NYSUT president Tom Hobart for book on Carey
administration

53

Lunch Meeting with Joe McDermott September 18, 1991. Letter from McDermott, president of the Civil Service Employees
Association (CSEA), to Ed Cleary, president of the NYS AFL-CIO, objecting to request for
partial funding for DeServ study, which McDermott alleged would undermine the restoration of
progressive tax policy in New Your State, as proposed by the Fiscal Policy Institute, August
1, 1991

53

Meeting with Commissioner Sobol September 18, 1991. Agenda of topics for meeting; list of members and affiliations of
Curriculum and Assessment Committee: Mathematics, Science, and Technology and English
Language Arts

53

New York State Education Summit September 19, 1991. State Education Department press release, "Governor Cuomo, 300 State
Leaders Pledge Support for a New Compact for Learning," September 19, 1991; faxed signing
document for Compact from State Education Department to Hobart, with hand notations
questioning exclusion of unions from list of involved stakeholders, with attached cover
notation stating that paragraph was not a concern to Chuck (Santelli?), September 13, 1991;
invitation to New York State Education Summit for September 19; positive rsvp from Hobart;
media advisory from State Education Department, "Collaborative Effort to Improve School
Results to be Launched at State Education Summit," August 26, 1991

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Quarterly Meeting with Commissioner Sobol September 20, 1991. Agenda; statement expressing NYSUT opposition to commissioner's
proposal for site-based shared decision making; memo to Antonia Cortese and other NYSUT
officers re backlog in issuing teacher certifications in time for opening of school year,
August 23, 1991

Education Newsbreak: Northeast Advisory Group October 9, 1991. State University of New York press release, "ME/U and SUNY Announce
Premiere of 'Education Newsbreak: Northeast': First Nationally Broadcast Regional News
Program for Educators," September 4, 1991, with cover letter to Tom Hobart and editorial
design description

Meeting with Board of Regents October 17, 1991. Agenda; outline of topics for discussion; Regents discussion item,
Proposals for Legislation Needed to Enact the New Compact, October 19; Regents discussion
item, Participation of Parents and Teachers in School-Based Planning and Shared Decision
Making, October 10; draft Regents Proposal on State Aid to Schools: State Actions Needed to
Support Schools and Implement a New Compact for Learning, October 1991; biographies of
Regents; letter from NYSUT vice president Antonia Cortese to chancellor Martin Barell,
opposing proposed Commissioner's Regulations amendment on shared decision making, with
attached statement of opposition, October 1; brief biographies of NYSUT Executive Committee;
article from Time magazine, "Do the Poor Deserve Bad Schools?" October 14, 1991; NYSUT
Regents' Report Cards, June and September 1991

53

Meeting with Michael Dowling October 24, 1991. Articles from Empire State Report and Business Week re Gov. Mario
Cuomo

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E.D. 21-23 Meeting October 24, 1991. NYSU Comparison of Membership by Profession as of July 31, 1991, and July
30, 1990; handwritten notes/ outline of talking points; results of Survey of Local Presidents
and 1988 Delegates Relative to NYSUT's Representative Assembly; State of the Union address
(by Hobart?)

53

Social Democrats Debs Award Dinner October 29, 1991. Program for the Robert A. Georgine Testimonial Dinner; seating list;
invitation to dinner from Social Democrats USA

53

Retirement Party for Art Parks and Paul Arnato November 4, 1991. Invitation flyer to all Buffalo teachers to the Artie Party

53

Meeting with Tim (Wildman?), Sam (Livingston?), Herb (Magidson?), Jim
Conti, John O'Leary, Bernard Ashe and Tom Hobart November 6, 1991. Memo to NYSUT president Tom Hobart from president of United University
Professions re need for meeting of urgent importance re PERB decision re graduate students,
SUNY movement to spin off the university hospitals, implications for reduction in size of
bargaining unit, October 24, 1991; memo from John O'Leary re organizing efforts at SUNY
Research Foundation, November 1; partial memo from NYSUT Legal Office re PERB decision,
November 5

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25 Year Pin to Rickie Flanders November 15, 1991. Memo to Tom Hobart that Human Resources manager Linda Juul confirmed
that no other NYSUT office had as many 25-year employees as New York Teacher staff, one of
whom was Rickie Flanders

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Nassau Regional Office Leadership Conference November 15, 1991. Outline of State of the Union address (by Hobart?); letter to local
presidents from NYSUT vice president Antonia Cortese, urging that they contact Regents to
express opposition to Griffith amendment on shared decision making, November 5; newspaper
clippings re Geraldine Ferraro running for Senate, slipping approval rating of President G.W.
Bush

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Robert Porter Memorial Service November 23, 1991. AFT press release re death of secretary treasurer Robert Porter; letter
from Al Shanker informing AFT state and local leaders of death of Porter, memorial service;
NY Times obituaries; revised lyrics to labor song, "Joe Hill," in honor of Bob Porter

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NYSUT Citizens Poll Press Conference November 25, 1991. Text of remarks by NYSUT president Tom Hobart and vice president Antonia
Cortese at press conference re proposed revisions to social studies curriculum, including
results of focus groups and a statewide public opinion poll by Fact Finders, Inc; press
release re poll

NAFTA AFT/NEA/CTF/SNTE Meeting December 2, 1991. Materials related to International Consultation on the North American
Free Trade Agreement, including paper by Jeff Faux and Thea Lee of the Economic Policy
Institute, "The Road to the North American Free Trade Agreement: Laissez-Faire or a Ladder
Up?" and EPI briefing paper by Jeff Faux and William Spriggs, "U.S. Jobs and the Mexico Trade
Proposal"; address by Jeff Faux, president, Economic Policy Institute, to the CTF/NEA/WCOTP
Transborder Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 8, 1991; statement by the AFL-CIO
Executive Council on U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement; paper, "North American Free Trade:
Implications for Canada and for Canadian Education," prepared by Dr. Wilfred Brown, director,
Economic Services, Canadian Teachers' Federation, December 2, 1991; Memorandum of
Understanding on Education between the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Republic of Mexico, September 1, 1990; Annex Two to the Memorandum of
Understanding, activities for 1992-1993, October 7 and 8, 1991; handwritten notes

Jewish Labor Committee 50th Anniversary Commemoration December 10, 1991. 50th Anniversary Commemoration Jewish Labor Committee Rescue and Relief
Program 1941-1991, honoring the AFL-CIO, ACTWU, ILGWU for their vital role in the rescue of
over a thousand labor and socialist leaders, as well as prominent Jewish cultural figures,
all of whose lives were threatened by the Nazis, December 10, 1991; souvenir program, JLC
50th Anniversary Commemoration: Rescue and Relief 1941- 1991; journal, Labor's Heritage, the
quarterly of the George Meany Memorial Archives, the official archives of the AFL-CIO, with
feature article, "Labor and the Holocaust: the Jewish Labor Committee and the Anti-Nazi
Struggle," October 1991; article reprint from Labor and Nation, Jan-Feb 1947, "Rescue of
Democratic and Labor Leaders from Nazi Occupation Forces: Pages from a drama of unsurpassed
courage and magnificence performed in Europe during the war by the Jewish Labor
Committee"

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Meeting with Bob Snyder December 13, 1991. NYSUT 1991-1992 budget; text of first page of Labor-Management Reporting
and Disclosure Act of 1959, As Amended; letter from Robert Snyder to NYSUT official Ron Uba,
inquiring about salaries of NYSUT officers, square footage of headquarters, length of lease,
other expenses, received May 8, 1991; response from NYSUT president Tom Hobart, May 23,
1991

Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King Lecture Series
Reception January 13, 1992. Invitation; program

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Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration 1/20/92. Invitation to Tom Hobart from the New York State Martin Luther King, Jr.
Commission, inviting him to attend official New York State commemoration of MLK's birthday on
January 2; program for event, "Pursuit of the Beloved Community - A Day of Healing";
flyer

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Suffolk Regional Office Workshop January 24, 1992. List of 1990 BOCES Conference participants; letter to Tom Hobart and Fred
Nauman re impact on retirement of lower raises for NYSUT management, December 26, 1991, with
attached article from New York Times re Mayor Dinkins's rescission of pay cuts for himself
and other top city officials to avoid problems with pension rights, December 18, 1991

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UUP Legislative Breakfast January 28, 1992. Invitation from United University Professions; testimony of John M.
Reilly, president United University Professions, before the joint hearing of the New York
State Senate Finance Committee and the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee,
January 28, 1992, with cover note to Tom Hobart from Leon Lieberman that the testimony would
be important to incorporate into Hobart's remarks for legislative breakfast meeting; brochure
for legislative breakfast, "Truth - Consequence," describing effects of budget cuts on public
higher education (SUNY)

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Mayor Whalen Reception January 30, 1992. Correspondence between Hobart and Great Neck Teachers Association re
liability issues, March 1983; invitation to party from Whalen (Albany)

Council of School Superintendents Conference February 2-4, 1992. Agenda; registration form; letter from executive director inviting
Hobart to attend, noting conference theme, "Politics of Change and School Governance,"
December 4, 1991

Rotary Club Meeting February 6, 1992. Remarks to the Rotary Club of New York, by Tom Hobart; letter from
executive director, thanking Hobart for agreeing to address the meeting, October 29, 1991;
related correspondence; newspaper clippings

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Meeting with Geraldine Ferraro February 6, 1992. Materials from Ferraro for U.S. Senate campaign; polling data

53

Unity Caucus Meeting February 7, 1992. Memo re meeting

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UUP Lobby Day February 11, 1992. Flyer describing UUP Lobby Day; schedule of appointments with
legislators; brochure by UUP, "SUNY: New York's future depends on it"; text of remarks;
1992-1993 Executive Budget highlights; TIAA-CREF Fact Sheet; map showing permanent residency
of SUNY students by county as of fall 1990 enrollments; flyer to members of Senate and
Assembly, "UUP Urges You to Support S-6887/A-9349, A Bill to Restore Pension Contributions
for Our Members in TIAA/CREF"

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AFL-CIO Convention February 13-18, 1992. Marketing folder and materials for labor union fund investment by
Amalgamated Bank of New York; flyers for various receptions

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Special Olympics World Games July 1-9, 1995. Brochure in English, Spanish, and French; fact sheet and related
materials

New York Special Olympics Board of Directors October 8, 1995. Minutes of Executive Committee meeting of September 15-16, 1995; NYSO
Celebrity Cabaret in honor of the 25th Anniversary Celebration: Outline of Event; committee
reports; correspondence

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New York Special Olympics Board of Directors December 1-2, 1995. President/CEO report on current and recently completed projects; memo
re direct marketing; minutes of October 7 Executive Committee meeting; minutes of September
15 Planning Committee meeting; Special Olympics Three-Year Plan, January 1, 1995, through
December 31, 1997; personal information re candidates for Board of Directors; calendar of
events for 1996

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New York Special Olympics Development Committee1997 Steering Committee meeting agenda; minutes of May 19, 1994, meeting of NYSO Task Force
on Development; action plans; spreadsheet of events; memo to CEO, president, chairman of the
board, and Tony Bifaro as member of Executive Committee, pointing out errors involving
Cabaret/25th Anniversary event, December 6, 1995; 1996 Sponsorship Proposal;
correspondence

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New York Special Olympics Awards Nomination forms for awards; acceptance speech for Dorothy Buehring Phillips Award; letter
informing NYSUT assistant to the president Tony Bifaro that he had been selected to receive
the Dorothy Buehring Phillips Award, February 12, 1996

New York Special Olympics Summer Games June 13-16, 1996. Agreement between University at Albany (SUNY) and New York Special
Olympics, Inc., for 1996 New York Special Olympics Summer Games; certificate of insurance;
correspondence with Tony Bifaro re sponsorship; 1996 Sponsorship Proposal; schedule of
events; souvenir program; list of sponsors; Opening Ceremonies Script and related material
for Tony Bifaro

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New York Special Olympics Board of Directors Materials for Board of Directors meeting, including committee reports and Three-Year Plan
through December 31, 1997

School-to-Work Advisory Committee December 21, 1994. Agenda for meeting of December 21, 1994; summaries of meetings of August
2, 3, and 9, 1994; summary of results of meeting of January 5, 1995; summary of decisions at
School-to-Work retreat, October 20, 1994; development grant status report by area of
activity; list of questions re local partnership funding; description of School-to-Work
Resource Center; meeting reminders from the State of New York Job Training Partnership
Council

School-to-Work Advisory CouncilSeptember 22, 1995. Meeting minutes; meeting agendas; brochure, "New York State Tech Prep,
the successful school-to-work model"; document, "New York State Tech Prep Works: A Successful
School-to-Work Transition Program"; outline of recommended process for allocation of funding
for local partnerships; memo from the NYS Job Training Partnership Council re waiver requests
under federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act, September 22, 1995; press release from U.S.
Department of Education/Department of Labor School to Work Opportunities program, "Clinton
Administration Announces $161 Million in School-to-Work Grants for 27 States," September 19,
1995; letter to Oklahoma governor Frank Keating from Miss Oklahoma, Shawntel Smith, promoting
the School-to-Work program, June 13, 1995; brochure by State University of New York, aimed at
high school students, "Now is the time! Plan a successful future," re importance of taking
Regents-level courses, noting Tech Prep as an option, spring 1995; draft Notice of Intent
from State Education Department re application process for funding local partnerships under
year two of the federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act, including fact sheet and list of
currently funded local partnerships, September 18; memo to Toni Cortese, Tony Bifaro, and
Chuck Santelli, "Report on School-to-Work Subcommittee on Local Partnerships: June 21, 1995";
letter from the Business Council of New York State, Inc., to executive director of New York
State Association of Counties, re request by School-to-Work Advisory Council to change
geographic boundaries of service delivery areas to larger regions, June 27, 1995; materials
for July 19 meeting; memo from State Education Department to advisory council members re
eligibility of grants to parochial and other nonpublic schools, July 13, 1995; draft Request
for Proposals (RFP) for New York State School-to-Work Opportunities Local Partnership
Competitive Incentive Grants, sent to advisory committee from State Education Department,
July 14, 1995

School-to-Work Advisory CouncilJanuary-May, 1996. Memo from State Education Department to advisory council, polling
members re change in name of program to School-to-Careers, with affirmative vote by Tony
Bifaro, January 25, 1996; notice for May 16, 1996, meeting; letter from state Commissioner of
Labor John E. Sweeney to Tony Bifaro, inviting him to New York City Job and Career Center,
Inc., reception and Q&A session, February 15, 1996

School-to-Work Advisory CouncilJune 5-6, 1996. Draft agenda; grantee progress report for January 1 - March 31 quarter; New
York State Department of Labor/New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals
Report to the Governor: Policy Framework for New York's Workforce Development System,
February 1996; invitation to attend national School-to-Work Institute "Grand Prix," May 29,
1996; Partnership Self-Assessment: New York State School-to-Work, created by Westchester
Institute for Human Services Research, Inc.; proposal to provide School-to-Work outreach to
special needs populations, from New York State Division for Youth, Bureau of Education and
Employment Services (BEES), June 3, 1996; letter to State Education Department coordinator
for Workforce Prep & Continuing Education from national School-to-Work office,
critiquing New York implementation of program, lack of regional structure, May 6, 1996;
brochure, "Board of Regents and State Education Department Draft Strategic Plan: Are we on
the right track? Tell us "; School-to-Work Implementation Grant (Year One) 10/01/94 - 9/30/96
Fiscal Status Report as of May 22, 1996

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School-to-Work Advisory CouncilJuly 19, 1996. Meeting announcement and agenda; New York State School-to-Work Final
Performance Report FY 1995-96 and Three Year Continuation Application FY 1996-97; Attachment
A, Staff and Curriculum Development Plan; draft bylaws; draft amendment to the bylaws; New
York State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO)
Outreach & Technical Assistance to Organized Labor: Proposal to the State Education
Department for Participation in School-to-Work

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School-to-Work Advisory CouncilSeptember 12, 1996. Meeting agenda; list of members; bar graphs showing school district
participation in local School-to-Work partnerships; New York State School-to-Work Final
Performance Report FY 1995-96 and Three Year Continuation Application FY 1996-97; draft
bylaws; Report of the Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities to the U.S.
Departments of Education and Labor, March 28-29, 1996, with cover transmittal letter;
brochure and flyer, Preparing Students for Technological Society: An Evening with Dr. Willard
R. Daggett, director, International Center for Leadership in Education, October 16, 1996

School-to-Work Advisory CouncilMay 14, 1997. Agenda; newsletters from the Private Industry Council, the Business Council
of New York State, Inc.; schedule for public forums with State Education Commissioner Richard
Mills re High School Graduation Requirements: The Whole Picture; summary of March 19
meeting

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School-to-Work Career PathwaysPrinted report to the governor, "Education That Works: Creating Career Pathways for New
York State Youth," September 1992; letter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to local
presidents, inviting them to regional hearings on the report, September 28, 1992; Department
of Labor publication, "Licensed Occupations of the Northeast"; Federal Register publication
of School-to-Work Opportunities State Implementation Grants Program, February 3, 1994

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School-to-Work Career PathwaysFebruary 1, 1993. "Gateway: New York's Employment Connection," by Gov. Mario Cuomo,
November/December 1992 issue of Directions; handwritten notes; revised draft, "Elements of a
New Regents Diploma System," 12/8/92; critique of report to governor, "Education That Works:
Creating Career Pathways for New York State Youth," by the School/Industry Advisory Board of
the Smithtown Central School District, December 21, 1992; copy of report with handwritten
edits by the Curriculum and Instruction Committee of the NYS Council of School
Superintendents, with an apologetic cover letter from the assistant director, January 20,
1993

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School-to-Work Career Pathways Roundtable December 9, 1992. Printed report to the governor, "Education That Works: Creating Career
Pathways for New York State Youth," September 1992; memo to Board of Regents, "Summary of
Issues Raised at Career Pathways Regional Forums," December 3, 1992; recommendations and
speaking points for Career Pathways (unattributed); State Education Department publication,
"A New Compact for Learning: Improving Public Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education
Results in the 1990s (includes 1991 revised Regents goals)"

The State of Public Education in Erie County (Erie County Leadership
Forum) February 25, 1995. Agenda; NYSUT flyers, "What we believe about teachers' salaries; public
school alternatives; school-to-work transition; merit pay; school reform; testing; placement
of students with disabilities; school boards"; NYSUT memoranda, "Preliminary Analysis of the
Executive Budget, K-12; NYC; Higher Education Budgets" February 2, 1995

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Take Our Daughters to Work 4/10/96. Flyer from the Ms. Foundation for Women with suggestions for girls and women re
Take Our Daughters to Work day; issue of New York Teacher re participation in Take Our
Daughters to Work day, April 23, 1996; memos from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to staff, re
planned activities for the day, April; opinion column in New York Times opposing Take Our
Daughters to Work day, March 31, 1996

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Take Our Daughters to Work 4/27/95. Memos from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to staff, re planned activities for the day,
April; issue of New York Teacher re participation in Take Our Daughters to Work day, April
27, 1995; list of participants; folder of materials from Ms. Foundation for Women re Take Our
Daughters to Work day

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Take Our Daughters to Work Planning Committee 4/13/95. Editorial from Daily/Sunday Gazette (Schenectady, NY) re justification for
excluding boys in Take Our Daughters to Work day, April 11, 1995; Employer's Guide for Take
Our Daughter to Work day activities, from the Ms. Foundation for Women, 1995; checklist by
the foundation for girls and adult participants

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Teaching as a CareerBooklet by AFT

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One-with-One NYSUT MentoringDraft description, "One-with-One: A NYSUT Mentoring Program for Middle School Students
Aspiring to be Teachers, targeted to minority students; State Education Department memo to
NYSUT re grant conditions and requirements for minority mentoring program, June 12, 1989;
excerpts from description of NYC mentoring program, with handwritten note that mentors are
fingerprinted

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One-with-One ProgramDraft description, "One-with-One: A NYSUT Mentoring Program for Middle School Students
Aspiring to be Teachers, targeted to minority students; One-with-One Albany Pilot Program
timetable; handwritten notes, "Components of a Planned Mentoring Program"; handwritten notes
re parental involvement; description, Development of a Mentor Program Parent Education
Component; memo from the NYS Job Training Partnership Council re a minority youth teacher
mentoring program, May 23, 1988; memo re NYSUT mentoring program, May 17, 1989; letter to
Sandra Feldman, president, United Federation of Teachers (UFT), from the Governor's School
and Business Alliance Task Force (SABA), re New York State Mentoring Committee and efforts to
motivate at-risk students, April 21, 1989; related correspondence

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Minority RecruitmentReport, "Educating for the Future: A Minority Recruitment Plan for Educators," developed by
Ben W. Ellis in conjunction with the Education Committee, Wilmington Branch, NAACP,
Brandywine School District, University of Delaware and Delaware State College, June 1989;
description of F.A.S.T. Program (Future Academic Scholars Track): An Early Access to Higher
Education Program for 6th and 9th Grade Students, administered by the Office of Multicultural
and Special Services, Indiana-Perdue University; article reprints; handwritten notes

Alliance (Newsletter of School and Business Alliance)Newsletter featuring interview with Matilda Cuomo on mentoring, brochure re NYS mentoring
program; final agenda for the Mentoring Conference of the Governor's School and Business
Alliance and the NYS Mentoring Committee, January 31, 1989; NYS Mentoring Committee update on
mentoring; "What Is SABA?" description of the governor's School and Business Alliance; NYC
Board of Education Mentoring Program Questions and Answers Fact Sheet; memo from NYS
Department of Labor re mentoring as an employment and training component, August 11, 1987;
overview of workshops

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The Two of Us: Handbook for MentorsGuide published by the Abell Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

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Passing the Torch: Retired Teachers as MentorsReport published by the Center for Advanced Study in Education (CASE), Graduate School and
University Center, City University of New York (CUNY)

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Choices: A Teen Woman's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal
PlanningBook published by Girls Club of Santa Barbara, 1984, updated 1987

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Literature on Teaching, n.d."The How to be a Better Student Study Guide"; Teacher Career Recruitment Clearinghouse
description and five-year plan, from State Education Department

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Requests/Orders (Mentoring)Memo requesting book, Teacher Recruitment and Retention, with special emphasis on minority
teachers, 1989; other order invoices for mentoring-and minority-related publications, general
supplies

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Training/Journal (Mentoring) c.Handwritten notes

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Correspondence (Mentoring)Letter from Matilda Cuomo to NYSUT president Tom Hobart re mentoring program, July 17,
1989; letter to NYSUT assistant to the president Tony Bifaro from Cornell vice president
Larry Palmer, thanking him for mentoring manual, February 22, 1990, letters from Christina
Sullivan, coordinator of NYSUT mentoring program, thanking various parties for feedback on
mentoring program

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Mailings 1, 2, 3Letters from Hobart to students re interest in teaching as a career

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Special OlympicsMinutes and agenda of Executive Committee meeting of February 1-2, 1991; minutes of Board
of Directors meetings of November 30-December 1 and March 9-10, 1990; agenda for Board of
Directors meeting of March 8-9, 1991, annual meeting of June 8, 1990; modified budget items,
January 18, 1991; committee reports for Board of Directors meeting of March 8-9, 1991, annual
meeting of June 8, 1990; unaudited cash position as of December 31, 1990; second draft of
proposed budget for fiscal year 1991-92; third revised proposed budget for 1990-91; revised
bylaws as of December 1, 1990, and as of June 8, 1990; memos from Development Committee re
distribution of funds for the Run for the Gold program, other issues, February 1, 1991; list
of members of Board of Directors; memo re direct marketing efforts for fiscal year 1991; list
of activities for 1990 Summer Games; slate of nominees for election to Board of Directors,
with biographical descriptions, May 10, 1990; press release re selection of Douglas Single as
new president and CEO of Special Olympics International, April 11, 1990; "Proposed Costs for
an Extra Day at the Winter Games"; description of Corporate Strategic Planning Council; list
of sponsors; revised solicitation figures for 1990 sponsorships, April 24, 1990

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Special OlympicsBrochure re Run for the Gold, with message of support from NYSUT president Tom Hobart;
confidential memo to Board of Directors re workload assessment/position analysis study and
recommendation for staffing and reorganization, November 21, 1989; agenda, president's
report, and committee reports for Board of Directors meeting of December 1-2, 1989; budget
comparisons (approved vs. actual expenditures); list of state committee chairs, revised
September 23, 1989; letter from founder and chair Eunice Kennedy Shriver to chair of New York
Special Olympics re focus of coming year, with attached remarks by Shriver at the 1989
Special Olympics Conference, and examples of successful funding outreach, August 10, 1989;
final report of review of New York Special Olympics, from director of U.S. Chapters to chair
of state organization, September 26, 1989; official Special Olympics Style Guide (how to use
the Special Olympics logo and other insignia); minutes of Executive Committee meeting of May
5-6, 1989; minutes of Board of Directors meeting of June 9, 1989; memo re personnel policies
revision re sick leave, medical coverage, classification of hourly employment, August 22,
1989; press release announcing new executive director of New York Special Olympics, with
cover letter to Tony Bifaro requesting publicity by NYSUT, July 10, 1989; confidential memo
for file re executive director position, noting strengths and weaknesses of first director,
qualities needed in next director; approved budget for 1989-90, with cover memo from
Financial Planning Committee; agenda and committee reports for Board of Directors meeting of
November 30-December 1, 1990; proposed bylaw amendments; minutes of Executive Committee
meeting of October 26-27, 1990; agenda for Executive Committee meeting for April 26-27, 1991;
unaudited cash position as of March 31, 1991; first draft of schedule of events for program
year July 1, 1991 - July 31, 1992

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New York Special Olympics Long-Range Planning CommitteeNew York Special Olympics, Inc., Development Plan; progress report from Planning Committee,
re planning goals, March 4, 1991; Organizational Plan, second draft, including staff input,
April 6, 1989; earlier draft

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NYSUT History ProjectCopy of report by AFL-CIO Committee on the Evolution of Work, "The Future of Work," August
1983; lists of questions asked of Tom Hobart and others; handwritten and transcribed notes
from interviews; oral history evaluation guide

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NYSUT History Project Chronology File"A Chronology of the History of NYSTA and NYSUT"; correspondence updating on progress of
project

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NYSUT History Project WorkList of box contents in Cornell University Archives re unification (1972); list of items of
warehouse, summer 1989; list of materials examined at Wagner Archives (issues of New York
Teacher re strikes, 1971-72; UFT Executive files re merger, 1970-74); one-sheet description
of history project progress; chronology of history of NYSTA and NYSUT

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NYSUT History Project (General Note Re Oral Interview Process)
c.Typed general notes; guidelines to the oral interview process, with transcription rules;
approximation of the work involved in the oral interview process; article reprints

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NYSUT History ProjectNotes for plan, indicating that the focus of the history would be on the 1972 merger, the
disaffiliation in 1976, and the 1978 presidential election, and would integrate oral history
with written documentation; list of possible interviewees; donation and loan agreement forms
for artifacts

NYSUT History Project (Interviews)List of questions; handwritten list of active and retired staff to interview

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NYSUT History Project (Returned Letters of Agreement)Signed letters of agreement to be interviewed, from NYSUT executive staff

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NYSUT History Project (Notes) Summer 1990. List of those who have donated gifts to the NYSUT History Project as of
November 10, 1989; list of boxes of president's files, with folder contents specified; list
of items in warehouse; list of boxes and folder contents in Cornell University archives

AIDS, Task Force on (folder 2 of 3)List of task force members; draft NYSUT Position Paper on Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS); An Educator's Guide to AIDS and Other STD's, with cover letter from AFT to
NYSUT vide president Antonia Cortese, September 16, 1987; AFT Proposed Policy Statement on
School Policies to Control the Spread of Contagious and Infectious Diseases; article from
Discover December 1985, "Discover AIDS," by John Langone; AIDS Surveillance Monthly Update,
Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, November 1985;
newspaper clipping

AIDS Bibliography InformationBrochures, "AIDS Education: Curriculum and Health Policy," Phi Delta Kappa Educational
Foundation, 1987; "The AIDS Book: Information for Workers," second edition, Service Employees
International Union (SEIU), June 1987, and supplement, including recommendations for
prevention of transmission, from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 1987; "AIDS:
What You Should Know," student edition, the Merrill Wellness Series, 1988; "AIDS:
Understanding and Prevention," student edition, Merrill Wellness Series, 1988; "Surgeon
General's Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome," U.S. Public Health Service, n.d.;
"AIDS and Children: Information for Teachers and School Officials," American Red Cross and
U.S. Public Health Service, October 1986; "AIDS and the Health Care Worker: A Guide to the
problems and needs of people with AIDS," by SEIU; "What You Should Know About AIDS," U.S.
Public Health Service, n.d.; press release for book, "AIDS: Can I Get It?" from Light
VideoTelevision, December 1987; State Education Department proposed amendment for emergency
adoption to Commissioner's Regulations re teaching of AIDS in elementary and secondary
schools, October 6, 1987

AIDS Miscellaneous (folder 1 of 3)Brochures, "Medical Answers about AIDS," published by Gay Men's Health Crisis, New York,
1985; "How to Talk to Your Children about AIDS," by New York University and Sex Information
and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), 1986; NEA/NY Guidelines on AIDS, adopted at the
Board of Directors meeting, December 6-7, 1985; Kappan Special Report, "Children with AIDS:
How Schools Are Handling the Crisis," January 1988; paper, Overview of Psychological Issues
Concerning AIDS; newspaper clippings; advertisement by Gay Men's Health Crisis urging people
not to take the antibody test

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AIDS Miscellaneous (folder 2 of 3)Brochures, "AIDS: How You Can Prevent Its Spread, Why You Need to be Concerned but Not
Afraid," 1988, Krames Communications; "About Protecting Yourself for AIDS," and "About AIDS
in the Workplace," Channing L. Bete Co., In., 1987; "Business and Labor Speak out on AIDS,"
National Leadership Coalition on AIDS, n.d., c. 1987; "How to Talk to Your Children about
AIDS," New York University and Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS),
1986; marketing materials from American Media Incorporated for training videos, "Fact vs
Fear: AIDS in the Workplace"; catalog of materials from Psychological Assessment Resources,
Inc, winter 1988/89; "The Facts about AIDS: A Special Guide for NEA Members," Health
Information Network; American Federation of Teachers/Federation of Nurses and Health
Professionals Policy Statement on Health Services Workers and Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome, revised November 1987; PTA Today "Questions and Answers about AIDS," February 1988;
bibliography of AIDS pamphlets, produced by the U.S. Public Health Service and American Red
Cross; Surgeon General's Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AIDS MiscellaneousAIDS Monthly Surveillance Update, New York State Department of Health, June 1987; NYS
Department of Health materials, "AIDS Does Not Discriminate," 1987; memo from AFT General
Council to AFT Executive Council, state federations, 100 largest locals, national
representatives, and administrative staff re compulsory AIDS testing of teachers, school
support personnel, and students, June 30, 1987; related materials

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United University Professions (UUP)Resolution for UUP local chapters; list of statewide officers, 1973-74, and leadership
roster update, September 3, 1974; newsletter, "From the President's Log," "Negotiations
Bulletin," 1976; press release, "SUNY Professors to Demonstrate," with attached flyer, May
18, 1976; memo to chapter presidents re model chapter structure, November 12, 1975; memo re
vacation leave policy, November 11, 1975; memo to chapter presidents re fiscal crisis in NYS,
November 4, 1975; agreements between the State of New York and the Senate Professional
Association, 1971; with United University Professions, 1974-1976; 1977

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United University Professions (UUP)
Management/ConfidentialLegal memos re designation by Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) of certain positions
as management/confidential

NEA Transition Document (Delegates, Minority
Representation)Standing Rules effective for the 1975 NEA Representative Assembly; memo from NEA executive
secretary Terry Herndon to NEA Board of Directors, state association presidents, and others,
re implementation of NEA Constitution and bylaws with respect to ethnic minority
representation, with attached document, Initial Guidelines for Affiliate Compliance with
NEA's Constitution and Bylaws, January 1974; related communications from Herndon; memo from
NYSU president Tom Hobart to local presidents, interpreting memo from Herndon re compliance
with bylaws, asserting that requests for exemptions would not be needed if locals met the
requirements of the Landrum-Griffin Act, November 13, 1974; Proposed Suggestions for NYSUT's
Affirmative Action Plan, with attached handwritten notes; preliminary draft of proposed
standing rules, with cover memo from NEA president Helen Wise, March 7, 1974

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NEA QuotasMemo from NEA executive secretary Terry Herndon to NEA Board of Directors, state
association presidents, and others, re implementation of NEA Constitution and bylaws with
respect to ethnic minority representation, November 1975; Guidelines for Delegate Allocations
and Delegate Elections for the NEA Representative Assembly; document, Ethnic Guarantees;
related memo from Ken Butler, manager of membership records, to presents of affiliated state
and local associations, re compliance with ethnic-minority representation requirements in NEA
Constitution and bylaws, December 1975

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Two Responses to the NEA (Affiliation with AFL-CIO)Booklet of open letters to the NEA from NYSUT president Tom Hobart and second vice
president Antonia Cortese, "Two Responses to the NEA: The NEA attacks teacher unity and the
AFL-CIO," with cover memo from Cortese to NYSUT state association presidents and
presidents-elect, August 12, 1974; related memo from Cortese to State Education Association
presidents-elect, June 5, 1974

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NEA/NYC Letter c.Letter to colleagues from three members of Organizing Committee and one staff associate,
citing lack of support from NEA in organizing efforts, tendering resignations

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Disaffiliation Data (NEA)Materials by the NYC NEA Organizing Committee; "Where We Are, Where We Are Going," position
paper of the national membership conference, October 1974, sponsored by NEA; adopted
resolution from minutes of NEA Board of Directors meeting, asserting that NYSUT had presented
a distorted account of NEA policies, failed to promote the NEA over AFT, authorizing NEA
executive secretary to "take such steps as he deems necessary" to counteract leadership of
NYSUT, February 14-16, 1975; open letter to NEA members in New York State by NEA president
James A. Harris, referencing resolution, noting that NEA would restore communication of
accurate information, February 28, 1975; reply to Harris from NYSUT president Tom Hobart,
stating that his letter implied that NYSUT leadership had lied, that NEA actions in last two
years had undermined teacher interests in NEA's largest state affiliate, March 18, 1975

NEA Miscellaneous and Convention (folder 1 of 2)Confidential report on Tenth Annual NYEA Delegate Assembly, April 18-20, 1986, by Frederick
J. Lambert, prepared for NYSUT elected leaders and staff; confidential report on Eleventh
Annual NEA-NY Delegate Assembly, May 1-3, 1987, prepared by James D. Mathews for NYSUT
elected leaders and staff; National Education Association of New York Fiscal Year 1987-88
Preliminary Budget; Official Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, Eleventh Annual NEA/NY
Delegate Assembly, May 1-3, 1987; Significant Actions of the 1987 NEA Representative Assembly
(prepared for AFT); Report on the 58th Representative Assembly of the National Education
Association, July 2-5, 1979, prepared for officers and staff of the American Federation of
Teachers by Peter G. Laarman, Director of Field Communications; NEA newsletter for
Representative Assembly, Common Sense, with feature article, "The New York Disaffiliation: A
History of the Underlying Factors," April 8, 1976; "Excellence," 1986-87 Leadership Handbook,
NEA/NY; Advocate, official newsletter of the National Education Association of New York,
September 13, 1985; issues of NEA Now, "a newsletter published by the National Education
Association for leaders of America's teaching organizations," December 8 and 22, 1975,
featuring articles, "New York affiliate moves to withdraw from NEA" and "NEA urges end to AFT
attack on exclusive recognition"; An Open Letter to New York Teachers from the President of
the National Education Association (John Royer), condemning NYSUT disaffiliation, listing
leaders of local affiliates loyal to NEA, n.d.; memo from John Royer to Tom Hobart, re NEA in
New York Project, October 28, 1975; memo to coordinators from NYSUT legal counsel Bernard
Ashe re NEA life members, November 18, 1976

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NEA Miscellaneous and Convention (folder 2 of 2)Flyers, handwritten notes, timeline of history of disaffiliation

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NYSUT MiscellaneousNYSUT promotional flyers, criticizing NEA; NYEA/NEA promotional flyers, criticizing
AFT/UFT/AFL-CIO; New York Teacher Special Issue, "Verbatim Transcript: NEA President at NYSUT
Board: NEA Vows War Against New York Teachers; New Yorkers Reject NEA Invasion of State;
NYSUT Pledges to Preserve Teacher Unity," Nov. 21-22, 1975; NYEA critical analysis of NYSUT
Delegate Assembly, with cover memo to NYEA Board of Directors, coordinators, UniServ reps,
and others, noting information might be helpful in opposing NYSUT, April 14, 1977; NYEA R.D.
#5 minutes, June 14, 1989; list of new NYEA locals, 1978-79 school year; letter from
president of Staff Organization of New York Educators (NYEA staff union) to NYEA local
presidents, asking that they honor picket line, March 16, 1979; Something Better, newsletter
for leaders of local teacher organizations in New York State, published by the New York
Educators Association/National Education Association, April and May 1979; NYEA Advocate,
March 31, 1979; NYSUT newsletter, For the Record, April 1979; letter of resignation to Tom
Hobart from Ned Hopkins (Hobart's assistant), asserting that Al Shanker controlled the union,
May 8, 1978; legal correspondence re Albany Public School Teachers' Association, 1972

NEA Counsel Calls Teachers Beasts (Political Payroll Deduction) March 19, 1979. Newspaper clipping in Syracuse Post- Standard re comment during court
hearing on the need for automatic political contribution payroll deduction because of
purported reluctance by teachers to come up with money for any reason

NYSUT/NEA CorrespondenceCollection of correspondence between presidents of NYSUT and NEA disputing which
organization initiated disaffiliation, 1976; related correspondence with locals, regional
service centers, other unions

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Letters to Disaffiliated LocalsSample letter from Hobart for review by Board of Directors, April 9, 1976; updated versions
of letter

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NEA Life MembershipLetter from NEA executive director Terry Herndon to NEA life members in New York, noting
lawsuit between NEA "and its former state affiliate," NYSUT; memo from Herndon re NEA policy
re life members, September 15, 1976

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NYEA LiteratureBooklets, "You Count with NYEA/NEA: 1976-77 Pocket Planner," "You Count with NYEA/NEA,"
"Schools Count with NYEA/NEA," "Legal Defense Counts with NYEA/NEA," "Your NYEA Membership
Counts"; newsletter, Common Sense, special publication for NEA delegates to the
Representative Assembly of the National Education Association, with feature headline, "The
New York Disaffiliation: A History of the Underlying Factors," March 19, 1976; flyers, "The
Benefits of Joining the NEA" and "Services Immediately Available to NYEA-NEA Affiliates";
"NYEA Answers to Your Questions on Continuing NEA Affiliation"; general brochure touting
benefits of NYEA/NEA

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NYEA Campaign LiteratureBooklets, "NYEA Answers to Your Questions on Continuing NEA Affiliation"; "We're United?
/We ARE United!"; "NYEA: Year One"; An NYEA Status Report: NYSUT's 1978 Legislative Program
Bills, prepared by the NYEA Division of Governmental Relations and Professional Studies;
"Don't be Mythled," criticizing NYSUT's representation of teachers with the state
legislature; confidential Report on the 115th Annual Meeting/ 56th Representative Assembly of
the National Education Association of the United States, July 1-6, 1977, by Ned Hopkins,
assistant to the president NYSUT; compilation of flyers by NYEA in Syracuse election campaign
as of May 4, 1976; related correspondence; newspaper clippings

Troy Association of EducatorsFlyers and newsletters announcing creation of TAE, affiliated with NYEA/NEA, as alternative
to "paternalistic," "shameful" rival organization, referred to only as TTA (Troy Teachers
Association?)

57

Verbatim Transcript John Royer (NEA President)New York Teacher Special Issue, "Verbatim Transcript: NEA President at NYSUT Board: NEA
Vows War Against New York Teachers; New Yorkers Reject NEA Invasion of State; NYSUT Pledges
to Preserve Teacher Unity," Nov. 21-22, 1975

57

Amsterdam Educators Association Local Correspondence
(NEA)Brochures, "AEA Bargaining Priorities for 1977-78"; "What Is a PERB Election?"; AEA
Release, featuring statements by local officers in praise of AEA/NEA; other issues of
newsletter; memo to teachers from former ATA (Amsterdam Teachers Association?) president,
urging a vote for the AEA/NEA, January 19, 1978; Barrett Statement to Amsterdam City Schools
Board of Education, October 18, 1977

57

Albany Service Center (NYEA) NewsletterOpen letter to all Schoharie County teachers, criticizing NYSUT workshops on retirement and
press relations as obvious attempts to offset the positive reactions in Cobleskill and
Jefferson locals to NYEA; newsletters, Albany UniServ Reporter, 1976; flyers, "Honest
Information for Teachers from NYEA Albany Service Center" (lead article: "AFT: Hurting in New
York; Dying in Florida; Dead in Hawaii")

Cobleskill Central School Teachers Association (CCSTA) United
Teachers CaucusBrochure by United Teachers Caucus, noting its desire to reunite with NYSUT; NYEA letter to
CCSTA members, denouncing "the efforts of a few people" to re-affiliate with NYSUT, urging
vote to affiliate with NEA

57

NYEA Interim Governance DocumentNYEA: A Bill of Rights for Teachers & and Interim Governance Document: A Proposal
for Consideration by the Teachers of New York, Mach 1976; The Proposed NYEA Constitution
& Bylaws, submitted by the NYEA Constitution Committee for Consideration by the NYEA
Constitutional Convention, March 5 & 6, 1977

NYEA TodayAnti-NYSUT "official publication of New York Educators Association"

57

NEA LawsuitLetter to local presidents from NYSUT secretary-treasurer Herb Magidson, noting NYSUT
settlement of its lawsuit with NEA, instructing them re disposition of dues, June 14, 1979;
memo from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to NYSUT Board of Directors re commencement of lawsuit,
October 1, 1976

57

NEA-NY Delegate Assembly ReportsConfidential reports on the Sixth and Ninth Annual NEA-NY Delegate Assemblies, April 23-25,
1982, and April 26-28, 1985, reported by Frederick J. Lambert for NYSUT elected leaders and
staff

58

Public Employees FederationConstitution and Bylaws; agreement between AFT, SEIU, and PEF, with cover letter from AFT
secretary-treasurer to NYSUT president Tom Hobart, December 6, 1979; list of PEF Executive
Board members, January 23, 1980; PEF application for charter by the AFT, January 18, 1980;
resolution by NYSUT Board of Directors approving the affiliation of Public Employees
Federation with AFT and SEIU; letter to Hobart from PEF president, describing intransigence
of Governor's Office of Employee Relations in contract negotiations, now at impasse,
questioning the governor's commitment to the labor movement, April 18, 1985

Public Employees Federation (folder 2 of 2)Brief before the Impartial Umpire under the AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan, in the matter
between AFSCME and PEF: determination re New York State Employees (Professional, Scientific
and Technical Unit), July 19, 1978; analysis of decision; PERB decision of director in the
matter of State of New York Office of Employee Relations and PEF, and CSEA; NYSUT press
release, "PEF to Launch Appeal," July 28, 1978; collection of newspaper clippings; memo to
Tom Hobart reporting on meeting with SEIU re PEF, with attached PEF budget, May 8, 1978; memo
to NYC AFT president Al Shanker and SEIU president George Hardy re PEF campaign update, April
6, 1978; update from Hobart to NYSUT Board of Directors, April 28, 1978; letter from Al
Shanker and Tom Hobart to colleagues, urging CSEA members to switch affiliation to PEF, May
30, 1975; related correspondence; newsletter, PEF Communicator, urging vote for PEF, March
1978

Public Employees Federation (folder 2 of 2)April 1978. Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees
Association Professional Scientific & Technical Services Unite, 1973-76; newspaper
clippings; memos from Jim Conti to Tom Hobart re PEF updates; memo to Hobart and Al Shanker
re transfer of power from CSEA to PEF, April 13, 1978; PEF job group breakout showing number
of employees in each title; Improper Practice Decision; PERB hearing officer's decision in
the matter of State of New York and PEF and CSEA; materials from PEF and CSEA

58

Public Employees FederationReport by State of New York Commission of Investigation, "Personnel Abuses at the
Department of Labor," July 1979; PEF newsclips, newsletters, and press releases; memo from
NYSUT general counsel James Sandner to Al Shanker, Tom Hobart, and other NYSUT officials re
PEF escrow account, June 12, 1979; memo from Sandner re PEF recent court decision, April 16,
1979; text of court opinion; lengthy legal memo re proposed PEF constitution and agreement
between AFT, SEIU and PEF, May 4, 1979; drafts of Proposed Bylaws of the New York Public
Employees Federation, AFL-CIO; proposed PEF budget; NYSUT press releases, "Statement by
Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., President, New York State United Teachers, Re Court of Appeals Opinion
in the Matter of PEF vs. CSEA," March 27, 1979, and "Statement by New York State United
Teachers on Appellate Court Ruling Concerning PEF/CSEA Election Signature Testing," January
11, 1979; handwritten notes, December 8, 1978

Public Employees FederationPEF 1982 contract demands; handwritten notes/outline of agenda, October 14, 1981; Items and
Topics to be Considered for Agenda in Meeting with SEIU Leadership and [PEF president]
Kraemer; confidential materials, including meeting agendas, memo from NYSUT director Jim
Conti to president Tom Hobart, noting mistrust of NYSUT within PEF, November 6, 1981; 1981
PEF Annual Report, from PEF executive director to PEF president John Kraemer, October 9,
1981; materials by Statewide Coalition for a Democratic Union (SCDU), sub-group of PEF
members critical or PEF, 1981; flyers and correspondence by challenger union, PS&T
United, not affiliated with AFL-CIO, 1981

58

Public Employees FederationBiography of PEF president John Kraemer; memo to Hobart re PEF per capita payments to
NYSUT/AFT, October 6, 1982; letter from AFT secretary-treasurer to Elizabeth Hoke,
congratulating her on her election as president of PEF, July 16, 1982; agreement between PEF
and AFT, May 11, 1982, with hand notation re dates of approval; confidential letter from Hoke
as candidate for PEF president and from James Sheedy, candidate for secretary-treasurer, to
NYSUT counsel Bernard Ashe, and Jerry Sommers, SEIU, re integrity of the election process and
security of the ballot, June 10, 1982; newsletter, Union Democracy Review, published by the
Association for Union Democracy, May 28, 1982; copy of mailgram sent to PEF president John
Kraemer by candidate Elizabeth Hoke, requesting that he convene a meeting of the Executive
Board or transmit mailgram to Elections Committee re ballot procedures, 4/27/82; Wall Street
Journal clipping re PEF election, noting that PEF Communicator featured president John
Kraemer on every page, 5/14/82; letter from Hobart to PEF president John Kraemer, suggesting
that Communicator includes news of other unions, especially AFT and SEIU, January 15; letters
to PEF secretary-treasurer from PEF trustee Stan Byer, complaining of disorganized member
list, requesting verbatim transcript of entire Election Rules and Procedures report at last
Executive Board meeting, April 23; letter from Hobart to chair of PEF Ethics and
Responsibility Committee re application of Landrum-Griffin Act to NYSUT /AFT, noting that
NYSUT expected its affiliates to follow the standards established by the act, including
secret ballot, April 13; urgent memo to Hobart from PEF trustee Stan Byer, also chair pro tem
of Statewide Coalition for a Democratic Union (SCDU), re RA delegate challenge, March 2;
letter to Tom Hobart from the Region 8 chair of the PEF Women's Program, thanking him for
speaking at its conference, November 3

58

Public Employees FederationOctober 11-13, 1982. Letter to Hobart from PEF president Elizabeth Hoke, thanking him for
attendance at conference, October 20; PEF Constitution and Bylaws, as amended by the 1980
convention; Fourth Annual PEF Convention Program, October 11-13, 1982; report, "PEF:
Professionalism at Work" October 1982, with forward to delegates by John Sweeney, SEIU, and
Al Shanker, AFT, with faxed copy addressed to Tom Hobart; 1982 Resolutions; information
packet for delegates, including letter re dues increase; agreement between the State of New
York and Public Employees Federation (PEF), Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Unit, 1982-1985

58

Public Employees Federation Meeting with Al Shanker, Vito
DeLeonardis, John Sweeney December 20, 1982. Amended PEF/NYSUT/AFT Per Capital Agreement, with cover memo, March 2,
1983; draft agreement, February 23, 1983; list of state aid issues; newspaper clipping by
Knickerbocker News, "Ex-PEF chief controlled 'secret fund'; Union: Unaware of $600,000 to $1
million spent," re former president John Kraemer, January 10, 1983; handwritten notes from
meetings, December 21, January 1, January 19, 1983; affidavit in opposition in the matter of
the application of the Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC, petitioners, for
an order staying arbitration attempted to be had by Robert Payne, respondent, NYS Supreme
Court, December 1, 1982; affidavit; motion; preliminary statement; confidential memo to Herb
Magidson, NYSUT secretary-treasurer, from counsel re attached draft PEF agreement, December
7, 1982

58

Public Employees Federation PEF Constitution and Bylaws as amended by the 1980 Convention; as amended at the 1983
Convention; legal briefs; confidential letter to Al Shanker, president, AFT, by NYSUT
executive director Vito DeLeonardis re conversation with vice president of SEIU, concerns
over duplicity, June 16, 1983; PEF agreement, with cover memo, October 3, 1979; demand for
arbitration to PEF from AFT re per capita dues owed, with memo to PEF president Elizabeth
Hoke from counsel for AFT, May 23, 1983; newspaper clipping by Knickerbocker News, "Ex-PEF
chief controlled 'secret fund'; Union: Unaware of $600,000 to $1 million spent," re former
president John Kraemer, January 10, 1983

58

Research Findings and Policy Alternatives Report (Task Force on
Equity and Excellence in Education)Summary and full report, "Research Findings and Policy Alternatives: A Second Interim
Report of the New York State Special Task Force on Equity and Excellence in Education,"
September 1980

Task Force on the Teaching ProfessionBrochure, "A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century: The Report of the Task Force
on Teaching as a Profession: Overview," Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy; list of
member of the Task Force on the Future of BOCES; list of members of the Task Force on
Community College Funding Formula; information forms on members of the Task Force on the
Teaching Profession; clipping from Albany Times-Union, "Teaching Improvements Sought: Panel
to report to Regents on bettering the profession," December 5, 1987

59

Subcommittee on Constituent GroupsInformation forms on members of the subcommittee; list of subcommittees from
Board/Management Retreat

59

Subcommittee on Building for the FutureInformation forms on members of the subcommittee

59

Subcommittee on Impact Reform and Education Reform on the
UnionInformation forms on members of the subcommittee

59

Fall Board Retreat Planning CommitteeMemo from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to Executive Committee proposing appointment of
several individuals to a committee to assist in planning the fall Board Retreat, May 19,
1987; information forms on members of the committee; excerpt of Executive Committee minutes,
approving creation of committee

59

Committee to Study Teacher Pension Systems in Other
StatesList of committee members; letters to committee members, 1988; information forms on members
of the committee; list of members of Constitutional Revision Committee; letters to members,
1989; information forms on members of the committee; list of members of Committee to Review
NYSU Policy on the Selection of Regents; information forms on members of the committee

59

Political Action/ Community Service NominationsNomination forms with information on nominees for NYSUT Political Action Committee and
Community Services Committee

59

Community Service CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1989; information forms on members of the committee

59

Political Action Committee ListMemo from Hobart to NYSUT Board of Directors requesting nominations for Political Action
Committee and Community Services Committee, with attached list of 1986-88 Political Action
Committee members, November 14, 1988

59

Teachers Education Conference BoardLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

Task Force on Teacher CentersLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; list of members; information forms on members of the committee

59

Special Education CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

School-Related Personnel Advisory CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee; letter of
resignation

59

Retiree Organizing CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

Pension and Retirement CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee; list of
committee members with comments about each one's contribution, personality

59

Occupational Education CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

Task Force on Health and SafetyLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

Financial Review CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

Task Force on Educational TechnologyLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

Task Force on Educational PolicyLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

Conventions CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

Task Force on Civil and Human RightsLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee; letter of
resignation; list of members

59

Task Force on Academic FreedomLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee

59

BOCES Statewide Conference Planning CommitteeLetters from Hobart to members whose terms were expiring, thanking them for their service,
1990; letters to new members, 1988; information forms on members of the committee; letter of
resignation

59

Resolutions (folder 1 of 4)Resolutions submitted by locals for consideration at the Representative Assembly

59

Resolutions (folder 2 of 4)Resolutions submitted by locals for consideration at the Representative Assembly

59

Resolutions (folder 3 of 4)Resolutions submitted by locals for consideration at the Representative Assembly

59

Resolutions (folder 4 of 4)Resolutions submitted by locals for consideration at the Representative Assembly

60

Empire State Federation of TeachersMinutes of special meeting, legislative program planning, June 7, 1947; Roster of New York
State Locals in American Federation of Teachers, 1947; mailing list, 1948-49; constitution
adopted at the convention, October 18, 1943, revised as of October 11, 1952; Empire State
Federation of Teachers mailing list, 1964-65; NYSTA news release, April 1972; booklets, "Why
NYSUT?" October 1981; "This Is NYSUT," March 1982

60

Proposed Constitution and Merger Agreement, New York Congress of
Teachers, New York State Teachers Association, United Teachers/New YorkProposed Constitution, New York Congress of Teachers; Merger Agreement between New York
State Teachers Association (NYSTA) and United Teachers/New York (UTNY)

60

Merger NYSTA-UTNYDraft document re merger of NYSTA and UTNY to form NYSUT, August 10, 1982, by Dean Streiff;
handwritten note to Steiff, taking issue with his account of merger talks, particularly role
of Fred [Lambert?]; Tom Hobart's anti-NEA, anti-affirmative action booklet, "What Price
Quotas?" n.d., c. 1973; memo from NYSTA president Tom Hobart to members of the House of
Delegates, announcing upcoming meeting of Board of Directors and his intention to ask them to
recommend merger with UTNY, April 1, 1972; NYSTA press release, "New York State Teachers Vote
'Yes' on Union/Association Merger," June 5, 1972; "NYSTA Delegates Vote Overwhelmingly to
Merge with UTNY," April 22, 1972; related press releases; NYSTA document, "Everything you
always wanted to know about Merger but didn't know whom to ask"; confidential signed merger
agreement; printed merger agreement, signed March 30, 1972; question and answer interview
with Tom Hobart, "Alone we can never have anything like the clout of the AFL-CIO" March 3,
1972; joint statement of Hobart and Al Shanker, April 1, 1972; issue of The United Teacher,
June 11, 1972; memo from Dean Streiff re NEA in response to memo to Hobart, April 28, 1975;
memo to Hobart from general counsel re NEA, April 15, 1975; American Arbitration Association
Official Secret Ballot for referendum on merger between NYSTA and UTNY; American Arbitration
Association Certification of Results, notarized June 12, 1972; newspaper clippings

60

Merger NYSTA-UTNYCorrespondence between NYSUT legal counsel and the U.S. Department of Labor re question of
whether the National Education Association was a labor organization under the
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 1973; unattributed document, "Teacher-Unity in
New York 1971-1974"; NYSUT publication, "Teacher Unity - Year One: A Report to the Delegates
1974"

60

ArchivesDraft of speech by Dean Steiff to Joint Conference of School Administrators, September 28,
1966; correspondence between Herbert Laise, president, North Nassau Zone, New York State
Teachers Association, and Doyle Bortner, chair of the Department of Education, Hofstra
College, October 1960; document by New Rochelle Federation of Teachers, "New York City
Teachers Retire on Up to 70% of Their Final Salary - Why Can't We???" n.d.; Report on the
1960 Teachers Retirement Convention; document by Mount Vernon Teachers Association "Our
Retirement System and What Can Be Done about It," noting that the average retirement benefit
after forty years of service was just over $2,000 per year, with data from 1961 New York
State Teachers Retirement System Annual Report; NYSUT Election Guidelines and Information,
1974; NYSTA Handbook Policies of the Board of Directors, August 1963 through September 1970;
NYSUT Constitution as amended by the 1981 Representative Assembly

Polish Workers AppealRemarks of Helena Svmuness at the Board of Directors meeting, December 6, 1980; Solidarity
Bulletin, October 1981; letter from AFT president Al Shanker, urging local and state
federations to participate in International Day of Solidarity for Polish workers, January 20,
1982; letter from Shanker to AFT leaders re fundraising for Polish workers, September 25,
1980; Statement on the Polish Workers Aid Fund, AFL-CIO General Board meeting, September 4,
1980; press release, "Remarks of AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland to General Board on Polish
Workers Aid Fund," September 4, 1980; AFT Special Order of Business resolution re Solidarity
with Polish Strikers; plan for action; "Where We Stand" column by Al Shanker in support of
Polish strikers, August 31, 1980; newspaper clippings

60

New York State Council of Educational Associations
(NYSCEA)Minutes of fall meeting, c. 1976; agenda for March 12, 1977, and January 15, 1979,
meetings; treasurer's report, March 12, 1977; handbook (including constitution and by-laws),
1976; materials re nomination of officers, 1977; Text of Prepared Statement of Thomas Y.
Hobart, Jr., President, New York State United Teachers, criticizing Regents proposal to close
schools for five weeks in the winter to save energy, March 10, 1977; NYSUT paper, "Curriculum
Mandates," prepared by Division of Research and Educational Services, March 11, 1977;
newsletters, NYSCEA Speaks, March 1977, November 1977, June 1978, November 1978, March 1979;
Language Association Bulletin, published by the New York State Association of Foreign
Language Teachers, vol. XXVII, no. 3, January 1977; Greenhouse, "an occasional newsletter
from the Greenhouse Alternative High School," Rockville Centre, vol. 1, no. 1, January 1977;
speech to school superintendents by Robert Daggott re decline in public support for education
in New York, with cover letter from NYSCEA president Robert Ludwig, February 21, 1977; letter
from Ludwig to NYSUT president Tom Hobart, welcoming NYSUT as member organization, informing
him of next Delegate Assembly meeting, December 27, 1976; letter from Hobart informing Ludwig
that the designated representatives from NYSUT would be Chuck Santelli and Dean Streiff,
December 6, 1976; related correspondence

60

National Education Association (NEA)Memo from Executive Committee to NEA Board of Directors re relationship with AFL-CIO, May
1982; article from Phi Delta Kappan, "The National Education Association: Political
Powerhouse or Paper Tiger?" November 1981; Education Daily newsletter highlighting NEA
convention and support for re-election of President Carter, July 8, 1980; NYSU T Management
Memo re NEA, "Big Talk, Little Dollars," December 11, 1980; memo to NYSUT president Tom
Hobart from NYSUT general counsel Bernard Ashe re draft letter to NYSUT members re retention
of life membership with NEA, and attached settlement agreement among NEA, NYSUT, and Hobart
re NEA life members and communications with them, August 2, 1979; mailgram from Hobart re
special meeting of NYSUT Board of Directors to discuss settlement agreement, April 12, 1979;
memo from Hobart re postponement of Executive Committee/Management meeting, April 16, 1979;
letter to local presidents re settlement, impact on dues; National Education Association of
the United States Program Budget, fiscal year 1979-80; memo from NEA executive director Terry
Herndon to NEA life members in New York, August 1977, with cover memo to NYSUT counsel
Bernard Ashe from Dean Steiff, September 5, 1978; critical 1978 NEA Convention report,
provided for NYSUT board and management; final draft of NEA Educators Employment Liability
Policy, May 18, 1976, with cover memo, May 19

60

Constitution and BylawsProposed Constitution and bylaws, New York Congress of Teachers; cover letter from Hobart
to local association presidents, April 20, 1972; Merger Agreement; NYSTA publication,
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Mergerbut didn't know whom to ask"

And I Will Be HeardScript of play by Eric M. Steel re Susan B. Anthony at meeting of teachers' association,
proposing to make salaries for woman teachers more nearly equal to those of men, with cover
letter to Dean Streiff requesting that the play be staged at a future event, November 28,
1981

60

NYSUT Goals for the 80s and 90sLetter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to assistant to the president Dean Streiff, noting
that attempts by the officers over the last six months to define goals for NYSUT were so
unsuccessful that he was requesting Streiff to come up with a draft, based on NYSUT
Constitution and AFT goals, December 8, 1982; NYSUT Constitution as amended by the 1982
Representative Assembly; booklet, "Goals of the American Federation of Teachers," August
1981; typed and handwritten notes, emphasizing growing anti-teacher, anti-tax, anti-union
sentiment

60

NEA DisaffiliationConfidential memorandum (unsigned) re events leading to disaffiliation with NEA, November
3, 1975; NEA disaffiliation vote by local; text of speech by Al Shanker, "Keep the Clock," to
RA convention, 1976; booklet, "Questions and Answers about the AFT: A Handbook for Leaders
and Staff," first edition, April 1980; handwritten notes; clipping from Family Weekly, "The
Crisis in Our Schools," featuring short statements by teachers and public officials re
solutions, October 19, 1980; other clippings

60

Newspaper Articles (Merger)Clipping re merger between NYSTA and UTNY; newsletter "The NYSUT Team," describing goals
for 1978-79; memo from NYSTA president Tom Hobart to members of the House of Delegates and
local association presidents re merger agreement with United Teachers of New York, April 11,
1972; Joint Statement of Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., president of the New York Teachers
Association, and Albert Shanker, president of the United Teachers/New York, AFL-CIO, April 1,
1972; question and answer sheet specially prepared for Delegates to the 1972 AFT
Convention

60

The Nation RespondsBound report by U.S. Department of Education, The Nation Responds: Recent Efforts to
Improve Education, May 1984

60

Survey of New York State Public Employees Attitudes JulyPeter D. Hart Research Associates confidential survey report of attitudes of members of New
York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) about PEF and their jobs

Affidavit of John Kraemer and Affidavit Reply (PEF)Affidavit of former PEF president John Kraemer in state Supreme Court; affidavit of PEF
president Elizabeth Hoke in support of motion for preliminary injunction and in opposition of
defendants' cross motion; plaintiff's memorandum of law; plaintiff's reply; order to show
cause (Hoke as president of PEF et al. v. Albert Shanker as president of both AFT and NYSUT
et al.)

Articles of Incorporation (NYSTA)New York State Teachers Association Articles of Incorporation, July 20, 1859; Certificate
of Increase in the Number of Directors of New York State Teachers Association, August 19,
1947

62

Landlord and Tenant Agreements (NYSTA)Leases between New York State Teachers Association and other parties

Mary Muldoon FundAnnual Report to the Board of Directors, by Mary Muldoon Fund Committee, August 20-22,
1967; Report of the Finance Committee to the Board of Directors, August 24, 1961; Mary
Muldoon Fund Committee meeting tentative agenda, May 21, 1965; permanent secretary's report,
May 21, 1966; income and expense reports, 1965-66 and 1966-67 through April 30, 1967; case
report summaries; statistics, 1952-53 through 1963-64; permanent (restricted) fund reports;
minutes of October 19, 1968, meeting; lists of contributions to permanent and emergency
funds, by region, 1966-67; minutes of Finance Committee meeting of May 11, 1962; minutes of
the Mary Muldoon Fund Committee meeting, October 19, 1968; copies of checks donated to the
fund, 1974; Proposed Amendments to Retirement Program to Adjust Vesting in the New York State
Teachers Retirement System; Amendments to the Retirement Program for Employees of the New
York State Teachers Association to Qualify as a Pension Trust under Internal Revenue Service
Regulations

BequestsLetter referring to $10 donation to permanent portion of Mary Muldoon Fund, and copy of
check, March 1, 1974; letter to NYSUT general counsel Bernard Ashe from attorneys for Daisy
Sennett, referring to donation of $1000 to NYSTA welfare fund, January 9, 1974

62

York State Manor (Mary Muldoon Fund)Minutes of meeting of Mary Muldoon Teachers Assistance Committee, discussing finances,
support for York State Manor retirement home, June 16, 1972; letter from executive director
of York State Manor trustees to Lou Monticello of NYSTA, thanking him for financial support
from committee, July 10, 1972

NEA Charter Original document chartering the New York State Teachers' Association as an affiliate of
the National Education Association of the United States, October 1, 1921

63

Air Condition (Tougher)Requests for payment and related correspondence with Tougher Heating & Plumbing,
Inc., and Bond & Sheldon, consulting engineers, for work on ventilation system for
New York State Teachers Association

63

Welfare Fund Legacy from Will of Lena M. WrightWill and related correspondence with bankers, lawyers, and executive secretary of New York
State Teachers Association

Rosch Bros. Agreement 9/3/57Agreement between contractor Rosch Bros., Inc., and New York State Teachers Association,
September 3, 1957, for alterations to NYSTA building

63

Lease Agreements with New York State Department of Agriculture and
Markets, Department of Health Lease agreements for office space for New York State Teachers Association

63

Picture of Building on 200th Anniversary August 1, 1936. Photograph of building with notation on reverse, "Aug. 1 1936 Decorated for
the 250th anniversary of the Dongan Charter of the City of Albany"; separate notation,
"snapshot of building decorated in city observance of 200th anniversary of the signing of the
Dongan Charter etc., August 1, 1936"

63

DeedsLease agreements between Department of Agriculture and Markets and other state agencies for
office space for New York State Teachers Association

63

Other LeasesLandlords and Tenants agreements between New York State Teachers Association and New York
State Congress of Teachers or New York State Retired Teachers Association or other
parties

63

Bond and MortgageCertificate of Incorporation of the Trustees of the Teachers Home, April 12, 1958; title
abstract of 152 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, October 23, 1933; insurance documents

Board of Directors MeetingJanuary 11-12, 1980. Agenda; minutes; salary schedule; balance sheet; requests for
affiliation; resumes; report of operation of group insurance plans, New York Teachers Life,
Health and Dental Insurance Fund, covering period July 1, 1978, to June 30, 1979, dated
December 3, 1979; memo from second vice president Cortese re NYSUT position on State
Education Department's Classification and Standards Project (Special Education), January 11;
proposed constitutional amendments and resolutions for 1980 Representative Assembly; letter
from president Hobart re need for members' involvement in political campaigns, January 8;
memo from NYSUT counsel Bernard Ashe re Regents proposal to amend Penal Law re corporal
punishment, December 19, 1979; report by NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services,
Data Relative to New York State Community Colleges under SUNY Jurisdiction, December 1979;
monthly membership report

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Board of Directors MeetingMarch 13, 1980. Agenda; minutes; Executive Committee minutes; requests for affiliation;
NYSUT Committee on Civil & Human Rights 1979-80 End of Year Report; Retirement
Bulletin; memo re survey of retired teachers, February 14; monthly membership report; report
on nursing salaries by county, 1979; NYSUT Information Bulletin re New York State Health
Insurance Program, revised as of January 1, 1980; advertising supplement to the New York
Times, "Why Go to College? A Documentary Report on the Personal Benefits of Higher
Education," by Professional Staff Congress, NYSUT

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Board of Directors MeetingJune 20-21, 1980. Agenda; minutes; requests for affiliation; year-end report of Division of
Research and Educational Services; report of the Committee on Educational Issues;
confidential memo re Regents proposal on teaching as a profession and teacher competence,
June 13

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Board of Directors MeetingAugust 19, 1980. List of U.S. Senate, House, state Senate, and Assembly candidates endorsed
by NYSUT Board of Directors as of August 25, 1980; Civic and Labor Organizations' Ratings of
Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman's Voting Record; tentative voting record of NYS
congressional delegation; resolutions for the NYS AFL-CIO Convention; materials re Jacob
Javits re-election campaign for U.S. Senate

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Board of Directors MeetingSeptember 26-27, 1980. Agenda; minutes; requests for affiliation; President's Report;
monthly membership report; list of impasses; description of 1980-81 New York State aid
programs funded in the General Support for Public Schools Appropriation, NYS Division of the
Budget, Education Unit, April 20, 1980, with cover memo from NYSUT executive vice president
noting great legislative gain, third largest increase in public school aid in state's
history, September 16; NYSUT Information Bulletin re protecting the rights of teachers who
teach pupils with handicapping conditions; Congress of Parents and Teachers proposed policy
statement 1980-81

Board of Directors MeetingJune 8-9, 1984. List of topics and related material for special board meeting; confidential
Regents' Report Cards, April and May; brochure packet, "NYSUT. Benefits You Can Trust," re
NYSUT Benefit Trust; NYSUT Proposal for State Aid and Education Reform in New York State
1984-85, approved by the NYSUT Board of Directors and the NYSUT Representative Assembly,
March 1984; letter to the editor from NYSUT president Tom Hobart, defending NYSUT proposal
for minimum salary of $19,000 for teachers in New York State, April 13, 1984; NYSUT Policy on
(and overview of) Regents Action Plan to Improve Elementary and Secondary Education Results
in New York, approved by NYSUT Board of Directors, March 3, 1984

Board of Directors MeetingSeptember 27-28, 1985. Agenda; minutes; Executive Committee minutes; membership report;
requests for affiliation; financial statements and supplementary financial information, year
ended August 31, 1985; accountants' report; NYSUT Budget 1985-86, prepared for presentation
to the Board of Directors, June 21, 1985; summary of tentative agreement between NYSUT and
Local 1141, Communication Workers of America; monthly report of Division of Research and
Educational Services; 1986 Representative Assembly Explanation for Recommending Change of
Site, noting labor dispute between New York Marriott and trades council; summary of site
proposals; Resolution of the New York State Board of Regents to Oppose the Elimination of the
Deduction for Local and State Taxes from the Calculation of Federal Income Taxes, March 22,
1985; NYSUT Constitution as amended by the 1985 Representative Assembly; letter from Tom
Hobart accepting resignation of coordinator of Retired Teacher Organizing, acknowledging
stipend disagreement, September 3, 1985

Board of Directors MeetingDecember 6-7, 1985. Agenda; summary of actions; Executive Committee minutes; President's
Report; Executive Vice President's Report; balance sheet; financial statements and
supplementary financial information, year ended August 31, 1985; monthly report of Division
of Research and Educational Services; Report of the California Commission on the Teaching
Profession, "Who Will Teach Our Children? A Strategy for Improving California's Schools,"
November 1985; Federal Legislative Bulletin; flyer for free offer with subscription, "A
Confidential New Report to Office Managers: How to Use Proven 'People Power' Strategies to
Help You Get Your Way with Late Arrivals, Goof-Offs, Office Gossips, Lazy Employees,
Employees Who Resent You and Other Problem Employees...get them to start producing as if
their lives depended on it," by Executive Reports Corporation

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Board of Directors MeetingMarch 9, 1986. Executive Committee minutes; monthly report of Division of Research and
Educational Services; confidential Regents' Report Card, February 1986; staff report to the
Board of Regents, Teacher Compensation in New York State 1974-75 and 1984-85 School Years;
Three-Way Comparison: An Analysis of the 1986-87 School Aid Proposals, by NYS Educational
Conference Board, January 31, 1986; Legislative Bulletins (NYS School Boards Association) re
(Mario) Cuomo Budget: State School Aid Share Reduced, other topics; NYSUT press releases;
Selected Financial Data for School Districts 1981-82 to 1983-84; newsletters

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Board of Directors Meeting (folder 1 of 2)June 30, 1986. Agenda; minutes; Executive Committee minutes; year-end report and monthly
reports of Division of Research and Educational Services; President's Report; NYSU Budget
1986-1987; equipment requests; memo re renovation of New York City legal office; memo re
relocation of Nassau office; memo re NYS office telephone system; NYSUT Position Paper on
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Testimony of Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., President,
New York State United Teachers, to the Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and
Pension, Assembly Standing Committee on Government Employees, May 14, 1986; New York Times
clipping re national teachers' test, May 16, 1986; NYSUT press releases; retiree survey
questions; program guide for "Inside Your Schools" television series; memo to coordinators
and field staff re Excellence in Teaching salary aid, April 14; Legislative Bulletin from NYS
School Boards Association noting record increase in school aid, April 7; Metropolitan Life
Survey of Former Teachers in America

Board of Directors MiscellaneousSummary of actions of December 12-13, 1986, Board of Directors meeting; NYSUT telephone
directory, January 1986; VOTE/COPE contributions 1977-1986, by year; VOTE/COPE contributions
by district/regional office as of 12/5/86; NYSUT Division of Research and Educational
Services monthly report, December 1986; Inside Your Schools Network News, December 1986; NYS
School Boards Association Legislative Bulletin, December 2, 1986; Issues Brief: Effective
Schools, with cover memo to Board of Directors from vice president Toni Cortese, December 23,
1986; NYSUT press releases; NYSUT Information Bulletin re Consumer Price Index: brochure by
New York University, "How to Talk to Your Children about AIDS"; list of companies and
products to boycott during the holidays, sanctioned by the AFL-CIO; NYS AFL-CIO Unity
newsletters; Report on Actions of the 1986 Representative Assembly; Coalition for Public
Education report, "The State of New York and Nonpublic Schools: An examination of their
historical, legal and fiscal relationships," December 1986; Testimony of Thomas Y. Hobart,
Jr., President, New York State United Teachers, at the New York State Senate Education
Committee Hearing on Strengthening Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Schools, January 28,
1986; memo from Hobart requesting nominations to serve on Representative Assembly Credentials
Committee and Elections Committee, January 9, 1986; State Education Department press release
calling for increased teacher salaries as the single most important action to strengthen
teaching, January 22, 1986

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Executive (Governors) Budget RecommendationsGovernor's budget proposal for state aid to public schools (line by line), January 1986

Board of Directors MeetingMarch 6-7, 1987. Agenda; minutes; Executive Committee minutes; President's Report; balance
sheet; flyer and poster for VOTE/COPE and NYSUT, listing record state aid increase; 1987
VOTE/COPE Instruction Booklet; NYSUT Committee of 100 information on state aided programs for
the 1987 legislative session; interim report from the Task Force on Educational Technology,
February 27, 1987; requests for affiliation; memo re health insurance coordination of
benefits rule; procedure for electing delegates to the New York State Teachers Retirement
Convention; AFL-CIO Legislative Gazette re boycott of Coors Beer, February 17, 1987; NYSUT
Information Bulletin re Consumer Price Index; report by NYS School Boards Association,
"Excellence in Teaching: The Other End of the Bargain: A Report on the Uses of Excellence in
Teaching Aid, Past, Present, and Proposed"; letter to the editor of Newsday from NYSUT
president Tom Hobart, responding to article critical of Excellence in Teaching grant program,
asserting that dedicated state funding for salaries was essential because school boards had
routinely reneged on promises to increase salaries, February 11, 1987; comparison of 1987-88
school aid proposals (governor's, Regents', Educational Conference Board) by Educational
Conference Board, February 1987; confidential Regents' Report Card; NYS School Boards
Association Legislative Bulletin, "Convicted Felons Do Not Belong in the Classroom," February
20, 1987

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Board of Directors MeetingJune 12-13, 1987. Agenda; minutes; Executive Committee minutes; balance sheet; membership
analysis; requests for affiliation; NYSUT Budget 1987-1988, for Executive Committee
presentation, June 3, 1987; memo re purchase of NYSU headquarters building; NYSUT Division of
Research and Educational Services Year-End Report: Participation of Locals and Members in
Selected Activities; Report of the Task Force on Educational Technology; Report of the
1984-86 NYSUT Task Force on Academic Freedom; memo from vice president Antonia Cortese re
proposed regulations on incidental teaching; State of New York Court of Appeals opinion re
constitutionality of mandatory drug testing of probationary teachers; memo from NYSUT legal
counsel re Patchogue-Medford drug testing case, May 29, 1997; memo re Unity Caucus and
composition of Executive Committee, June 12, 1987; NYSUT newsletter for local leaders, The
Bottom Line, June 19, 1987; memo from Tom Hobart re list of nominees to serve on 3020-a
(disciplinary) hearing panels, June 9; legislative update, June 1; memo re other legislative
proposals being supported and lobbied by NYSUT legislative staff, June 12; NYSUT memo to
local presidents with attached "priority memo" from NYS School Boards Association re
recommendations for uses for Excellence in Teaching funds, assertion by NYSUT that all of
them would be in violation of the law, June 8; legislative memos from NYS School Boards
Association supporting bills re fingerprinting and drug testing teachers, streamlining
disciplinary procedures, automatic dismissal of teachers on conviction of a felony, automatic
dismissal of school bus drivers on conviction for DWI or DWAI; PEARL newsletter of Committee
for Public Education and Religious Liberty, discussing court complaint against tax funding
for religious school education, March-April 1987

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Board of Directors MeetingSeptember 11-12, 1987. Agenda; minutes; Executive Committee minutes; balance sheet;
membership analysis; requests for affiliation; President's Report; Certificate of
Incorporation of the NYSUT Building Corporation under Section 402 of the Not-for-Profit
Corporation Law; monthly report of NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services; memo
from the State Education Commissioner to superintendents and principals re requirement that
all schools provide instruction re AIDS, with attached draft regulations, August 11, 1987;
legislative update, including final report of legislation signed into law, August 24; memo re
retirees legal plan, September 9; Testimony of Antonia Cortese, First Vice President, New
York State United Teachers, to the Board of Regents on the Regents Legislative Proposals,
September 11, 1987; "New York Is Working This Labor Day: New Data on Business and Labor
Growth in NY: A Research Report by the New York State Industrial Cooperation Council," August
1987; NYSUT Information Bulletins re 1987-88 funding for Teacher Centers, Consumer Price
Index; critical report, "Significant Actions of the 1987 NEA Representative Assembly"; memo
from Tom Hobart re possible topics for a Board of Directors retreat, August 14; NYSUT press
release

Board of Directors MeetingSeptember 16, 1988. Agenda; Executive Committee minutes; President's Report; NYSUT Building
Corporation Annual Report; confidential NYSUT Benefit Trust Tax Sheltered Annuity Program
Proposal Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b), September 16, 1988; balance sheet; membership
report; testimonies of Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., President, and Antonia Cortese, First Vice
President, New York State United Teachers, to the Board of Regents on the Regents Legislative
Proposals, September 9, 1988; voter registration instruction manual and related materials;
NYSUT expense reimbursement policy; Journal of the NYS School Boards Association with cover
story, "New York's unions: who they are, what they do for education," August 1988; monthly
report of NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services; list of members of various
NYSUT committees and task forces; NYSUT report card for Regents 1987-88 school year (graded
evaluation of Board of Regents on subjects of interest to NYSUT, addressed to board members
as if they were school children); NYSUT press releases

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Board of Directors MeetingSeptember 16, 1988. Agenda; Executive Committee minutes; President's Report; monthly report
of NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services; member benefits activity report;
financial statements; membership report; Report on the American Federation of Teachers
Observers Delegation to Chile, October 1-8, 1988, by Herb Magdison; Report by Edwin Espaillat
on His Recent Trip to Chile as a Member of the American Federation of Teachers International
Observers Delegation; NYSUT 1989 calendar; NYSUT Information Bulletin re Consumer Price
Index; Testimony of Antonia Cortese, First Vice President, New York State United Teachers, to
the Board of Regents on Middle Level Education, November 30, 1988; list of recommended
actions on referred resolutions; draft Regents Bill of Rights for Children (an education
charter for the Decade of the Child); confidential Regents Report Card, November; NYS School
Boards Association Federal Legislative Bulletin, "Wrapping Up the 100th Congress," November
21, 1988

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Board of Directors MeetingJanuary 20-21, 1989. Agenda; minutes; Executive Committee minutes; President's Report;
Executive Vice President's Report; requests for affiliation; balance sheet; 1988 annual
audit; draft consolidated financial statements; monthly report of NYSUT Division of Research
and Educational Services; press release from State Education Department, "Sweeping Changes
Proposed to Make Teaching a Licensed Profession in New York," January 18, 1989; related
newspaper clipping; letter from Education Commissioner Thomas Sobol to the Board of Regents
re public school teaching as a profession, including revised recommendations, January 12;
NYSUT document, "Summary of Recommendations of the Commissioner to the Regents (1/18/89) on
Public School Teaching as a Profession (with Comparison to Recommendations of the Task Force
on Teaching)," January 20, 1989; memo to Teacher Education Conference Board re Board of
Regents and Public School Teaching as a Profession, January 20, 1989; press release from
governor's office re 1989-90 budget, January 17, 1988; confidential Regents' Report Card;
NYSUT Information Bulletin re Consumer Price Index; notes from NYSUT Board/Managers retreat;
discussion topic: The Changing Nature of Our Union

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Board of Directors MeetingMarch 3-4, 1989. Agenda; summary of board deliberations at January retreat; Executive
Committee minutes; President's Report; financial statements and special membership report as
of January 31, 1989; lists of committee members for Representative Assembly (Credentials
Committee, etc.); request for financial aid from Mary Muldoon Fund by the director of York
State Manor (teachers home), January 27; letter to the editor submitted by Tom Hobart re
impact of part-time employment on high school student grades, citing study showing
deleterious effect, March 3, 1989; AFT memo ore draft resource booklet on public school
choice, for discussion at meeting, February 9; NYSUT booklets, "SUNY and CUNY: Continued
Access and Excellence or Disaster?" and "K-12 State Aid 1989-90: The Best Investment for the
Future of Our State"

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Board of Directors MeetingApril 15, 1989. Agenda of Executive Committee meeting; Executive Committee minutes; memo to
Executive Committee from vice president Antonia Cortese requesting exceeding budget for NYSUT
local participation in AFT Educational Research and Dissemination Program, April 13, 1989;
resolution opposing the Whittle Channel One project, which would bring commercial television
into classrooms; rationale for new clerical position for NYSUT Benefit Trust, April 13;
financial statements

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Board of Directors MeetingJune 26, 1989. Agenda; minutes of NYSUT Building Corporation Board of Directors meeting of
June 8; President's Report; requests for affiliation; confidential Regents' Report Card;
Connection newsletter by United University Professions, June 19; No Time to Lose newsletter
from NYS Department of Social Services, winter/spring

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Board of Directors MeetingAugust 25, 1989. Agenda; resolution in support of Faculty Association of Suffolk Community
College; NYSUT memorandum to the Governor asking him to veto a bill creating a separate
school district for Hassidic Jews in Orange County, citing violation of the Establishment
Clause of the U.S. Constitution; related newspaper clippings

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Board of Directors MeetingSeptember 15-16, 1989. Agenda; summary of actions; Executive Committee minutes; President's
Report; monthly report of NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services; financial
statements; requests for affiliation; list of PSA (Professional Staff Association) salaries
by category, 1988-91; background paper from State Steering Committee in Implementation of
Regents Policy on Employment and Secondary Education, with cover memo from State Education
Department, August 15; Guidelines for Political Endorsements for NYSUT; "Review of Special
Endorsements - Summary, 1980-88," analyzing candidate endorsements by NYSUT
(incumbents/challengers/open races, win/loss, NYC/upstate), prepared by NYSUT Legislative
Department, June 1989; Report of the Health and Safety Task Force to the Representative
Assembly; Testimony of Antonia Cortese, First Vice President, New York State United Teachers,
to the Board of Regents on the Regents Legislative Proposals, September 8, 1989; safety and
health survey for local presidents; memo re Eastern Airlines and NYNEX strike updates,
September 15

Lincoln ProjectPress release from Gov. Mario Cuomo's office announcing agreement to publish
Polish-language edition of Lincoln on Democracy, July 3, 1990; newspaper clipping from New
York Times; resolution unanimously adopted by NYS AFL-CIO Executive Council in support of
project to translate Lincoln's writings on democracy into Polish, with cover letter, March
29

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Local Presidents LettersLetters re analysis of state aid reduction, December 1990; strike at Daily News, December
7, 1990; questionnaire re NYSUT services, November 21, 1990; NYSUT comments and briefing
paper on State Education Department's "New Compact for Learning," October 1990; negotiations
with CWA staff (Communication Workers of America), October 1, 1990; update of AFT dues
structure for 1990-91; update of 1990 Legislative Report; report on 1990-91 NYS budget
enactment; tentative agenda for 1990 Presidents' Conference on Endorsements, June 14, 1990;
year-end report re federal legislation; draft analysis by NYSUT of K-12 state aid proposal in
Executive Budget, for distribution to state legislators, February 27, 1990; survey on
education reform, February 16, 1990; survey on safety and health, September 15, 1989; letter
to Long Island local leaders re combatting tax revolt, with attached letter to the editor of
the New York Times and response to Newsday editorial, November 21, 1989; letters urging
support for VOTE/COPE; 1989 legislative reports; invitation to new local presidents
conference; letter re voter registration drive, May 5, 1989; agency fee reduction
information, May 2; letter enumerating successful legislative efforts, April 21, 1989; survey
of local presidents and delegates re selection of site for Representative Assembly, March 3,
1989; letter to presidents of BOCES affiliates re roundtable with NYSUT president Hobart,
February 13; letter to presidents of School-Related Personnel locals re AFT PSRP conference
to be held at the same time as Representative Assembly, January 17; memo (January 6, 1989) re
key NYSUT program and support bills approved since August 29, 1988; letter re positive
feedback for 1988 Educators Income Tax Guide, November 10, 1988; questionnaire for presidents
of elementary and secondary teacher locals, October 31, 1988; Preliminary Estimate of 1988-89
Aids Payable under Education Law Section 3609 Plus Other Aids

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New Local Presidents ConferenceEvaluation responses; AFL-CIO organizational chart, brochures, newsletters, and other
publications; list of labor films for use in elementary and secondary schools, with cover
letter re lesson plan and guidelines, "How Schools Are Teaching about Labor," n.d.; Social
Education, official journal of the National Center for the Social Studies, re teaching about
American labor history, featuring photos of child laborers from 1908 and description of
working conditions, February 1982; list of participants in New Presidents Conference, July
9-12, 1984; NYSUT Programs and Services 1983-84; routine correspondence

New Local Presidents Conference July 22-25, 1985. Materials on history of NYSUT, including merger and disaffiliation; 1985
participant list; correspondence

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New Local Presidents Conference July 9-12, 1984. Agenda; booklet by U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
Brief History of the Labor Movement, 1976 (Bicentennial Edition); excerpt of AFL-CIO
publication "A Short History of American Labor," 1981; handwritten notes; letters of
invitation, replies, and related correspondence

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Presidents Conference July 24, 1980. Agenda and tentative program for conference for local presidents on
political action; letters of invitation

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Educational Conference Board (New York State)Resource manual, What's Right with Public Education in New York State, 1985; letter to
chair of NYS Educational Conference Board re joint meeting of ECB's State Aid and Ad Hoc
Committee, requesting summit of the seven organizational members of ECB, September 27,
1991

NYSUT Task Force on Education Policy (folder 2 of 2)Memos from State Education Department re testing the language proficiency of prospective
teachers, examinations for initial teacher certification; other memos, position papers on
Education for a Global Perspective and Education for Values; minutes, and notes

Representative Assembly ElectionsList of members of Election District (E.D.) Election Committee; list of positions to be
filled and election procedures; instructions for district elections committee chairpersons;
list of known candidates; mailing label request forms; correspondence

Representative Assembly Speakers and GuestsLetters from Tom Hobart to members from various Regional Offices and award recipients,
inviting them to attend; agenda of program speakers; list of Members of Congress and other
leaders invited to various workshops, indicating whether they would attend; letter from
assistant to NY Gov. Mario Cuomo, declining to commit the governor to attending as keynote
speaker, November 29, 1990; related correspondence

Representative AssemblyReport on attendance; daily summaries of the proceedings; review of evaluations, with
summary response sheet

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Representative Assembly Amendments and Resolutions (folder 1 of
2)Proposed resolutions and amendments; Report of Resolutions Committee; assignment of
resolutions and special orders of business for implementation; additional recommendations for
constitutional revisions; effect of revision on members' dues; minutes of the Constitutional
Revision Committee, August 26, 1989, and September 16, 1986; selected statistics; proposed
resolutions submitted by local teacher associations; letters to local presidents rejecting
resolutions for submission after the deadline

Representative Assembly ElectionsCorrespondence; instructions for district elections committee chairpersons; ballots and
envelopes; candidacy announcement forms; list of positions to be filled; election supplement
to New York Teacher

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Representative Assembly ExhibitsMarketing materials for United Exposition Service Company; marketing materials for the
Freeman Companies

Representative Assembly Kits (folder 2 of 2)Proposed Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments; NYSUT 1990 Legislative Program;
Questions and Answers on Proposed Constitutional Amendment #4; Focus on Retirement: The Best
of "On Retirement" for 89: New York City Teachers' Retirement System; Focus on Retirement:
The Best of Q and A for '89: New York State Teachers' Retirement System; brochure re NYSUT
Member Benefits; map of regional offices and photos of regional directors; brochure, NYSUT
statement on Academic Freedom

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Representative Assembly MailingProposed rules of order, nominating petitions, and other instructions and forms sent to
Election District directors and delegates; list of sergeants-at-arms and tellers

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Representative Assembly MastersOriginals of forms and other materials, with printing orders/invoices

AFL-CIO Public Employee Department Resource ManualCertificate of Recognition to Tom Hobart for participating in New York Public Employee
Issues Forum; other binder contents including Citizens for Tax Justice report, "The Sorry
State of State Taxes," January 1987, and related materials; report by Public Employee
Department, "One Country, Two Different Worlds: How the Absence of Collective Bargaining Laws
Limits Public Employee Bargaining Rights," February 1987; "'Business Climate' Blackmail and
State Tax Policy: Corporate Giveaways or Home-Grown Jobs?" by AFSCME; "Taken for Granted: How
Grant Thornton's Business Climate Index Leads States Astray," by the Corporation for
Enterprise Development and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and Mt. Auburn
Associates, November 1986; Corporation for Enterprise Development report, "Making the Grade:
The Development Report Card for the States"; Public Employee Department report, "Issues and
Answers: The Threat of Privatization"; NYSUT tie tacks

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Workplaces and Classrooms: A Partnership for the 80s (Conference of
2)Binder contents for the Vice President's Task Force on Youth Employment conference,
sponsored by Baltimore mayor William Donald Schaeffer

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Role of Teacher Unions in Education Reform Initiatives (Conference)
2/10/87Agenda; materials re Teacher Centers, New York State Mentor Teacher Initiatives, and School
Improvement initiatives, including confidential report summarizing School
Improvement/Effective Schools Seminar, December 15, 1986

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How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Job (Participants
Workbook)Workbook and handwritten notes re training workshop based on Alan Lakein time-management
techniques

Management Training (Wharton) 2/25/88Selectron Intelligence Retrieval Special Report: Performance Appraisals: A Functional
Management Tool, prepared by Research Institute of America for Its Executive Members; other
materials on performance appraisal

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Fast for Life (United Farm Workers) (folder 1 of 5)Correspondence, press releases, and other materials re support by NYSUT of the national
grape boycott and fast to protest the use of toxic pesticides associated with cancers and
birth defects among migrant farm workers; pledge sign-up sheets for participation in fast

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Fast for Life (United Farm Workers) (folder 2 of 5)Correspondence and other materials re support by NYSUT of the national grape boycott and
fast to protest the use of toxic pesticides associated with cancers and birth defects among
migrant farm workers; pledge sign-up sheets for participation in water-only fast

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Fast for Life (United Farm Workers) (folder 3 of 5)Correspondence and other materials re support by NYSUT of the national grape boycott and
fast to protest the use of toxic pesticides associated with cancers and birth defects among
migrant farm workers

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Fast for Life (United Farm Workers) (folder 4 of 5)Correspondence and other materials re support by NYSUT of the national grape boycott and
fast to protest the use of toxic pesticides associated with cancers and birth defects among
migrant farm workers; pledge sign-up sheets for participation in fast

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Fast for Life (United Farm Workers) (folder 5 of 5)Correspondence and sign-up sheets re support by NYSUT of the national grape boycott and
fast to protest the use of toxic pesticides associated with cancers and birth defects among
migrant farm workers; photo proof sheet and negatives of Hobart with Cesar Chavez (?);
invitation to honor Cesar Chavez; United Farm Workers Food Justice booklet/newsletter
featuring actors Martin Sheen and Esai Morales on cover, promoting Fast for Life, January
1989

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Fast for Life (United Farm Workers) MemorabiliaSmall United Farm Workers flag; Fast for Life medallion

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Union Song Sheet, n.d.Labor songs collected by the Farmingdale Federation of Teachers

NEA LawsuitSummons in a civil action in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York,
National Education Association of the United States v. New York State United Teachers,
September 17, 1976; related legal brief; agreement between NEA and NYSUT, April 25, 1979;
minutes of NYSUT Executive Committee meeting, April 25, 1979; newspaper clippings

NYSUT-NEA Relations (Binder 1)Tabbed contents including correspondence between NYSUT president Tom Hobart and NEA
president-elect John Ryor; newsletter, American Federation of Teachers News, "NYSUT Fights
Back Against NEA Assault," March 20, 1975; NEA release on president James Harris's speech to
NYSUT; NEA Today April Fool's edition; Harris letter on meeting (correspondence between
Harris and Hobart, and between Hobart and NYSUT Board of Directors); chronology on meeting of
NEA and NYSUT leadership; Harris's prepared speech for Representative Assembly; Tom Hobart's
handwritten notes; resolution by NYSUT Board of Directors at a special meeting, March 20,
1975; letter to Harris from Hobart, expressing concern over lack of follow-up on meeting,
March 18, 1975; Harris letter to NEA/NYSUT members; letter from NEA associate director Ken
Melley re survey, summarizing data on awareness of UniServ by New York teachers, referenced
in Harris speech and requested by Hobart; Harris speech to Dutchess County Teachers
Association; special coverage in New York Teacher of speeches by Tom Hobart, Al Shanker, and
James Harris at NYSUT Representative Assembly, and verbatim transcript of convention
proceedings

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NYSUT-NEA Relations (Binder 2)Tabbed contents including the Constitution of the National Education Association of the
United States; excerpt of transcript of NEA Board of Directors meeting re NYSUT, February
14-16, 1975; Harris report to NEA board; Common Sense NEA reprint; NEA charges 1-3 against
NYSUT, including newspaper clippings

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Proceedings of the National Education Association Board of Directors
MeetingNovember 15-17, 1974. Excerpts of verbatim transcript

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Proceedings of the National Education Association Board of Directors
MeetingSeptember 20-21, 1974. Excerpts of verbatim transcript

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Proceedings of the National Education Association Board of Directors
MeetingSeptember 20-21, 1974. Excerpts of verbatim transcript

Goold Historical FilesProgram for Recognition Dinner in honor of G. Howard Goold, executive secretary, New York
State Teachers Association, 1951-1970, May 17, 1970; magazine/journal, New York State
Education, featuring cover story, "G. Howard Goold: Architect of the Profession," May 1970;
1969 Annual Report of the Executive Secretary; newspaper clippings

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Goold Historical Files (Dr. Arvie Eldred, Retired September 15,
1951)Program for A Testimonial to Dr. Arvie Eldred, executive director, New York State Teachers
Association, by New York State Council of City and Village Superintendents, September 27,
1949; introduction re Eldred at PTA Convention, Syracuse, October 8, 1941; other
introductions; speech by Eldred, "Big Business," n.d.; press release re testimonial dinner in
honor of Eldred, September 22, 1951; program for dinner, December 13, 1951; retirement dinner
program, 1951; magazine/journal, New York State Education, October 1951; photos; newspaper
clippings; obituaries, 1968

NYSUT Administrative Committee MeetingJanuary 5, 1998. Agenda; memo to president Tom Hobart from executive vice president Alan
Lubin, requesting that John Costello and Neil Foley be added to list of staff members invited
to attend administrative and executive committee meetings

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NYSUT Administrative Committee MeetingDecember 10, 1997. Agenda; memo to school board presidents from the NYS School Boards
Association warning them to be wary of calls from a polling firm, as it was likely
commissioned by NYSUT to bolster its legislative agenda, with attached memo from Zogby market
research to NYSUT communications director, November 14, 1996; brochure re financial
counseling services for families of Opportunity Plus participants; newspaper clippings

NYSUT Administrative Committee MeetingJune 17, 1997. Agenda; letter and certificate of award of merit to NYSUT from the National
School Public Relations Association 1997 Publications and Electronic Media Contest for Tom
Hobart Point of View column, "Unnecessary Risks"; copy of article; survey form for local
presidents re services, with hand-notated critique of format; local activity report, showing
number and percentage of new members; memo re tentative program for Leadership Institute at
Cornell University; newspaper clippings re large number of teacher applicants who failed 11th
grade Regents reading comprehension test

NYSUT Administrative Committee MeetingSeptember 4, 1996. Agenda; "What Every New Teacher Should Know: A handbook of helpful
information from New York State United Teachers," revised August 1996; opinion survey results
re union member and public attitudes toward union political action, by Peter D. Hart
Research, "Giving American Workers a Voice: Ten Rules for Union Political Action," February
1996

NYSUT Administrative Committee MeetingApril 9, 1996. Agenda; Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Treasury Secretary Robert
Rubin, Labor Secretary Robert Reich, national economic advisor Laura Tyson, and chair of the
Council of Economic Advisors Joseph Stiglitz, advocating that the minimum wage should be
raised to a living wage, April 1, 1996

NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingApril 30, 1998. Agenda; confidential talking points on Professional Development and
Performance Review, draft revised April 22, 1998; board business items: resolution in
opposition to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO);
Reading Initiative for New York State; Support for Reduced Class Size in New York State
Schools; Support of Principles for a United Organization; New York Times clipping, "Labor
Asks Members to Fund $13 Million Political Effort," March 20, 1998; "Al Gore Speaks to
AFL-CIO, Criticizes Those Who Try to Block Unions," Newsday, March 20, 1998; requests for
affiliation

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NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingFebruary 27-28, 1998. Agenda; agenda of NYSUT Building Corporation membership meeting;
minutes; minutes of NYSUT Executive Committee meeting; president's report; report of second
vice president; report of secretary treasurer, with attached financial statements; proposed
NYSUT resolution re qualifications for school bus drivers; final report of NYSUT Ad Hoc Task
Force on the Needs of Rural Locals; 1998 proposed constitutional amendments; proposed
amendment to 1998 Representative Assembly campaign and election procedures; requests for
affiliation; list of outgoing Board of Directors members; report of lobbying activities by
Committee of 100; Division of Research and Educational Services monthly report; brochures
promoting VOTE/COPE (Committee on Political Education) political action committee to various
NYSUT constituencies (retirees, school-related personnel, community college and university
faculty, etc.); SRP Employee of the Year recommendation; letter of resignation from Sandra
Feldman from NYSUT Executive Committee, noting resignation from United Federation of
Teachers

NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingMay 1, 1997. Agenda; NYSUT Special Orders of Business for Representative Assembly re
Principles for Graduation Requirements; Reading for Life; background information on
Proposition 209, banning all programs involving race and sex preference in the state of
California; contact list for members of NYSUT Board of Directors and Executive Committee

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NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingFebruary 28-March 1, 1997. Agenda; president's report; report of the second vice president;
report of secretary treasurer, with financial statements; personnel activity; membership
report; requests for affiliation; nomination for SRP Employee of the Year; Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of the NYSUT Education and Learning Trust; draft Policy Statement in
Support of Accreditation of Schools of Education: The National Council for the Accreditation
of Teacher Education; list of locals with membership dues arrears as of fiscal year ending
8/31/96; proposed dues for 1997-98 and 1998-99; NYSUT Constitutional Amendment: Article VI:
Dues; new position request: Rochester Building Superintendent; Committee on Local
Administration document, Best Practices of NYSUT Locals; printed pages of NYSUT web site;
memo from Tom Hobart to NYSUT Board of Directors and staff re death of Al Shanker, February
24, 1997; letter to the editor from Tom Hobart against the privatization (contracting out) of
school bus services by school districts, noting poor safety record, lack of accountability to
taxpayers; speech by Bob Chase, president of the National Education Association, to the
National Press Club, "The New NEA: Reinventing Teacher Unions for a New Era," February 5,
1997; editorial in Schenectady Daily Gazette, eulogizing Al Shanker, praising his common
sense; press release, News from the Senate Republican Majority, re proposed school property
tax freeze, February 25, 1997; Division of Research and Educational Services monthly report;
article from New York Teacher re tribe-state dispute at St. Regis Mohawk Elementary School;
New York Times article re use of retired teachers to help with strikes, organizing drives,
and political campaigns

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NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingJanuary 10-11, 1997. Agenda; president's report; report of the second vice president;
report of secretary treasurer, with financial statements; minutes of Executive Committee
meeting; summary of field services hiring; memo re new position in public relations
department for web development; 1997 Representative Assembly committees and policies and
procedures action items; NYSUT Recommendations on Commissioner Mills' Task Force on Future of
BOCES; press release, "NYSUT Calls State of State Education Ideas Encouraging: Union Urges
Greater State Support," January 8, 1997; Governor George Pataki 1997 State of the State
Address; New York Times newspaper clipping re Pataki; Division of Research and Educational
Services monthly report; PERB decision in Greenburgh No. 11 Federation of Teachers, NYSUT
(charging party) and Greenburgh No. 11 Union Free School District, with cover letter to NYSUT
officers from NYSUT general counsel James Sandner, December 23, 1996

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NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingSeptember 27-28, 1996. Agenda; president's report; report of the second vice president;
report of secretary treasurer, with financial statements; minutes of Executive Committee
meeting; nomination form for SRP of the Year, with list of past recipients; field and legal
report; 1997 Representative Assembly tentative program, deadlines and policies, credentials
committee, and rules of order; Division of Research and Educational Services monthly report;
NYSUT Regents' Report Card, "Regents Call for $5 Billion School Bond Act and a Year-Round
School," September 1996; materials re NYSUT journalism competition; report to AFT Executive
Council on the 1996 NEA Representative Assembly, September 11; press release by NYS School
Boards Association re community forums on tenure, September 5; NYSUT Briefing Bulletin re
incidental teaching assignments; report and related materials on new requirements for
teachers (certification, recertification and teacher education), for Educational Issues Forum
for NYSUT Board of Directors, September 16, 1996

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NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingAugust 14, 1996. Report of the second vice president; minutes; Local Leaders' Guide to
Research and Educational Services (NYSUT); reports, The '96 Elections: NYSUT Endorsement
Recommendations: New York State Assembly; New York State Senate; U.S. Congress; memo from AFT
president Al Shanker re church burnings across the country; pocket calendar listing NYSUT
officials; photo list of NYSUT Board of Directors, with map of regional offices; AFL-CIO
newsletter, Unity, June-July 1996; newspaper clippings re tenure

NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingFebruary 2-3, 1996. Agenda; president's report; report of the second vice president; report
of the secretary-treasurer, including membership report and financial statement; addendum to
NYSUT's proposed special order of business: NYSUT's response to the commissioner's proposal
to phase out Regents competency tests; memo re nominee for SRP Employee of the Year;
Labor-Religion Coalition flyer for 40-hour fast; introduction of Commissioner Mills; Mills
resume; memo re possible early retirement incentive, with attached newspaper clipping;
proposed amendments to the contractual agreement between the Syracuse Teachers Association
and the Syracuse City School District, January 1, 1995, through June 30, 1999; brochure re
NYS Labor-Religion Coalition Fast of 40 Hours; brochure re Proposed 1996-97 State Budget for
Education; NYSUT Legislative Update, and memos in support of various legislation; Division of
Research and Educational Services monthly report; NYSUT Information Bulletin re impact on
public schools of 1996-97 executive budget proposal

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NYSUT Officers MeetingJune 24, 1998. Agenda; Board of Directors' meeting tentative agenda; newspaper clipping on
centenarians; document, "Disputed Issues in the Regents Task Force on Teaching Report: NYSUT
Responses/Amendments"; NYSUT Education and Learning Trust Board of Trustees meeting agenda;
minutes; Agreement of Lease between NYSUT Building Corporation and NYSUT Education and
Learning Trust, September 1, 1997, through August 31, 2002; Effective Teaching Program
budget; Effective Teaching Program independent contractor agreement with instructors, and
cover memo; list of items for discussion from Local Presidents' Conference; memo comparing
success of various Dress Down Day benefit events, noting that participants demonstrated that
they wanted to dress way down to jeans, not "business casual"; note of thanks from American
Red Cross of Northeastern New York for contribution to tornado disaster relief; letter from
AFL-CIO president John Sweeney to NYS Labor-Religion Coalition, noting enclosed check for
$20,000, June 9; letter to Hobart from New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health,
thanking him for renewing membership by NYSUT, with attached certificate; program for NYSUT
Long Island Directors 17th Annual Awards Dinner, with letter to Hobart thanking him for
advertising in journal, May 7, 1998; letters of thanks from Urban League of Northeastern New
York for NYSUT support for 32nd Annual Dinner; other thank-you notes to Hobart

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NYSUT Officers MeetingJune 8, 1998. Agenda; program for the New York State Democratic Convention, including
advertisement by NYSUT; list of items for discussion

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NYSUT Officers MeetingMay 26, 1998. Agenda; thank you notes and letters to Tom Hobart for support; Texas
Federation of Teachers newsletter, featuring article by Tom Hobart; document, Affiliation
Issues and Proposed Structure: Doctors Council and American Federation of Teachers;
confidential discussion paper for Board of Directors meeting of April 30, "Talking Points on
Professional Development and Performance Review," draft revised 5/22/98; memo from President
Hobart re modification of NYSUT office dress code during summer months, noting jacket and tie
would not be required for men, May 13; memo re Dress Down Day to benefit Leukemia Society,
noting that business casual would be permitted for donation of $3, May 12

NYSUT Officers MeetingApril 27, 1998. Agenda; program for pre-Representative Assembly NYSUT Local Presidents'
Conference; topics for discussion session; letter to NYS School Boards Association from
president of Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association, criticizing use of association offices
for press conference with Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, February 9;

NYSUT Officers MeetingDecember 1, 1997. Agenda; confidential memo from Chuck Santelli recommending that the
position of Assistant Director of Research and Educational Services not be filled, and
replaced with two management positions, one in Research and one in Educational Services,
November 26; letter of congratulations to Hobart from NYS AFL-CIO president Ed Cleary on
successfully opposing a state constitutional convention, November 6; newsletter of
Orleans/Niagara BOCES Teachers Association (BOCESTA), featuring article, "What Is a Union?"
September/October 1997; highlights of tentative agreement between NYU and clerical and
technical workers' union, Local 3882 NYSUT, AFT, November 10

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NYSUT Officers MeetingNovember 10, 1997. Agenda; letter from United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, updating on
recent activities for strawberry workers; letter from Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES re
attempts by Bankers' Association of New York to limit the ability of municipalities and
school districts to invest in short-term, high-yield investments, October 9; thank-you notes
to Hobart

NYSUT Officers MeetingOctober 14, 1997. Agenda; list of members of NYSUT/NEA Joint Council; letter from the
Central New York Teaching Center, summarizing activities of the past year, September 10;
letter from political action chair of the Education Association of South Orangetown (EASO),
Local 2630, describing outreach efforts to members re opposition to state constitutional
convention, September 30; letter from Urban League of Northeastern New York, Inc., thanking
Hobart for contribution, October 2; letter from Great Neck Teachers Association, Inc.
praising NYSUT publication, What Every New Member Should Know, September 12

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NYSUT Officers MeetingOctober 1, 1997. Agenda; spreadsheet, 1996-97 membership report (totals by Election
District); letter from the College Fund/UNCF [United Negro College Fund], thanking Hobart for
contribution to "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" Entertainment Special, August 26; letter from
Teamsters Local 294 president to Tom Hobart, thanking him for NYSUT support during recent
strike with United Parcel Service, September 8; letter from Upper Hudson Area Central Labor
Council, thanking Hobart for speaker at Social Security Anniversary rally; other letters of
thanks or compliments; letter from Guy Velella, chair of the New York State Republican
Campaign Committee, thanking Hobart for financial support, September 25; letter from Urban
League of Northeastern New York, Inc., thanking Hobart for contribution, September 17; letter
from Urban League, outlining projects, with brochure and related newspaper clippings; list of
labor union contributions, from Education Week, September 24

NYSUT Officers MeetingSeptember 3, 1997. Agenda; League of Women Voters booklet, "The Citizen Lobbyist: A Guide
to Action in Albany"; talking points in response to School Boards Association videotape on
tenure reform; memo re potential members of NYSUT Pension and Retirement Committee; list,
NYSUT Misappropriation of Funds - Last Two Years, detailing theft of funds and questionable
accounting practices by officers and staff at various local teacher associations, August 28;
memo re web services for locals, August 19; list of State University of New York Educational
Technology Centers; letter from the Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University, to
NYSUT secretary-treasurer Fred Nauman, re film project with the Jewish Labor Committee, They
Were Not Silent: Labor and the Holocaust, asking for financial support, July 17; memo re need
for clerical position, August 19; letter from National Coalition against Censorship, thanking
Hobart for contribution; newsletter of the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and
Health, NYCOSH Safety Rep, spring 1997; letter to Tom Hobart from AFT president Sandra
Feldman re AFT grant to NYSUT of $100,000 for Higher Education Organizing Project, August 14;
letter to Hobart from Belle Zeller Scholarship Fund, inviting him to serve on committee for
annual Friend of CUNY award dinner, August 6; letter from Colorado Federation of Teachers,
School, Health & Public Employees re revised 3020-a regulations; thank-you notes to
Hobart

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NYSUT Officers MeetingJuly 21, 1997. Agenda; list of members of Board of Directors, including discipline
background, years on board, years of experience; questionnaire by Suffolk state Sen. Caesar
Trunzo (of constituents?) re public issues, including education, with cover note from local
teachers' association president to NYSUT executive vice president Alan Lubin, June 17;
District Three IUE Scholarship Awards Journal 1997, with full-page ad by NYSUT; letter to
Hobart from NYS Occupational Safety and Health Hazard Abatement Board re funding for
training; letter to Hobart from director of Southtown Teachers' Center re recent activities;
New York Times clipping re Supreme Court ruling allowing public school teachers to give
remedial classes in parochial schools; statement by AFT president Sandra Feldman, praising
decision, June 23; thank-you notes to Hobart

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NYSUT Officers MeetingJune 17, 1997. Agenda; list of names, SRP Recommendations for Service on NYSUT Committees;
memo re budgets implications for new member project; letter to Secretary of Labor Alexis
Herman, endorsing Paul Cole for position in Labor Department, June 5; letters of thanks to
Hobart

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NYSUT Officers MeetingJune 3, 1997. Agenda; materials for NYSUT Education and Learning Trust Board of Trustees
Meeting, including trust agreement, plan of benefits, appointment of trustee, power of
attorney form, application for Employer Identification Number, notification of ERISA
exemption, April 22; revised Plan of Benefit, May 30; 1997-98 NYSUT Budget; materials from
Upstate New York Coalition for Democracy, including draft letters to the editor in response
to opinion columns in Wall Street Journal and Daily Gazette that criticized questionnaire to
gauge radical right activity (Aryan Nation, Christian Coalition, KKK, NRA, militia groups,
etc; list of members of Upstate Coalition, mission statement, and application for membership;
draft budget for NYSUT Building Corporation; correspondence between NYSUT president Tom
Hobart and Louis Grumet, executive director of the NYS School Board Association, re attached
letter to financial firm Smith Barney from head of Carmel Teachers' Association; program for
NYSUT Long Island 16th annual awards dinner, May 8; program and souvenir journal for event
honoring 30-year service of Dal Lawrence, president of Toledo Federation of Teachers

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NYSUT Officers MeetingMay 13, 1997. Agenda; memo to officers re responses to questions on renewable certification
asked of local presidents preceding the 1997 Representative Assembly, May 13; handwritten
note to Hobart from member of audience from Oceanside Federation of Teachers, asking for more
gender and ethnic diversity on board, May 2; letter from Roosevelt Teachers' Association
president to chair of Citizens' Advisory Council, objecting to "opprobrious language" in
letter to chair of State Review Panel re contract with construction company; attached
newsletter of Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce, criticizing school district tax increase,
calling for removal of State Review Panel members, April; NYSUT Special Projects budget;
budget for additional items pending approval; ETP (Effective Teaching Program) New Course
Proposal; letter from Nassau BOCES Central Council of Teachers, expressing condolences on
death of AFT President Al Shanker; letter from NYS Public Employees Federation (PEF) to
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, noting contribution in memory of Shanker, March 17;
letters from local teachers' associations and notes from individuals, thanking Hobart and
other officers for support; Labor History Month exhibit poster, by New York Labor History
Association; letter and brochure from National Alliance of Business, outlining workforce
development mission, with membership dues form; newsletters of alliance, Work America; letter
to NYSUT executive vice president Alan Lubin from U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY), re attacks by
fellow Republicans over friendship with AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, with attached
newspaper clipping from The Hill, April 16; letter from Judith Hope, chair, NYS Democratic
Committee, to Labor Advisory Committee, re the rebuilding of the state party, April 8;
newspaper clippings re human rights abuses in Afghanistan, China, Russia, Rwanda, from
Amnesty International USA, with cover letter to Hobart thanking him for contribution

NYSUT Officers MeetingMarch 25, 1997. Agenda; Zogby New York Poll (a monthly series), re voter perceptions of
elected officials, schools, March 1997; newspaper clipping re criticism of tax exemptions
granted by Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) as burden on school districts, tax payers;
materials re Officers' Retreat; materials re NYSUT/ILR-Cornell Leadership Institute;
tentative speakers and program for 1997 Representative Assembly; memo from the National
Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty (PEARL) to member organizations re
signing on to an amicus brief in Coles v. Cleveland Board of Education, challenging Ohio
Federal District Court's allowing school board to open meeting with prayer; memo re amicus
brief in Swanson v. Guthrie Independent School District No. I-1, urging affirmation of
decision by Federal District Court of Western Oklahoma, upholding school board's decision to
require student to attend full time, rejecting demand by parents who home-schooled their
daughter to allow her to attend selected classes

NYSUT Officers MeetingMarch 11, 1997. Agenda; letter to Hobart from United Farm Workers of America, asking him to
renew membership; letter from New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, noting
Pataki administration had targeted NYCOSH for elimination, forcing it to defend against
aggressive state audit, change in NYS Department of Labor grant criteria; resolution in
support of credit unions

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NYSUT Officers MeetingFebruary 25, 1997. Agenda; letter from National Committee on Pay Equity, thanking Hobart
for contribution; letter from Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King Lecture Series
on Race and Nonviolent Social Change, thanking NYSUT for contribution; letter from Hobart to
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, noting contribution of $100 in honor of Al Shanker,
then a patient, March 18, 1994; letter from Center for the Disabled, thanking Hobart for
financial contribution and serving as vice chair for the Capital Region Salutes Senate
Majority Leader Joe Bruno, December 31, 1996; letter from Coalition of Black Trade Unionists,
Buffalo Chapter, thanking Hobart for participating in conference, February 10, 1997; update,
with attached newspaper clippings, from the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and
Health (NYCOSH), December 31, 1996; Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the NYSUT Education
and Learning Trust, with cover letter from attorneys, January 29, 1997; articles on
independent contracting; list of LAPP grants by local teacher associations; list of previous
winners of Apple Awards, with suggested names for 1997 (Sen. Ted Kennedy and former Labor
Secretary Robert Reich); memo re equipment requests, February 25; memo re management salary
increases; Draft Resolution on Opposition to California Proposition 209 Which Seeks to End
Affirmative Action; document, Possible Options for Costs Savings in Special Education
Programs; draft Policy Statement in Support of Accreditation of Schools of Education: the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; draft comparison of options to
charter school; newspaper clippings from local newspapers, with handwritten cover letter from
member (Mt. Vernon Federation of Teachers), expressing concern for strategic response,
February 12; "What Every Teacher Should Know: A handbook of helpful information from NYSUT,"
revised July 1995; "Finding your way: new members learn what 'union' means," New York Teacher
edition for new teachers, including graphic depiction of certification process; minutes of ED
17 meeting of January 8; memo to AFT Executive Council re U.S. Supreme Court consideration of
Aguilar v. Felton; summary of building representative survey by Hart research

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NYSUT Officers MeetingFebruary 4, 1997. Agenda; salary schedule for executive, professional, and administrative
staff; letter from Social Democrats, USA, thanking Hobart for NYSUT contribution of $1500 for
annual project to educate about the role of labor in democracy, January 28, 1997; flyer for
Stand for New York's Children Advocacy Day; dues forecast; constitutional amendment to be
presented at Representative Assembly meeting, re secondary locals; confidential memo re notes
from meeting on tenure, recertification, strategy re NYS School Boards Association, January
27, 1997

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NYSUT Officers MeetingJanuary 21, 1997. Agenda; minutes of World Wide Web Steering Committee meeting; memo re
NYSUT web site on World Wide Internet, January 9; memo re new position in Public Relations
Department for web development, January 10; United Way Campaign report; letter from United
Way of Northeastern New York, thanking Hobart for continued support, January 2, 1997; letter
from American Cancer Society, thanking Hobart for donation, with attached brochure for Fresh
Start smoking-cessation program; draft resolution re NYSUT provision of legal services to
locals and members; letter from Jewish Labor Committee, thanking Hobart for NYSUT
contribution of $2000, December 20, 1996

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NYSUT Officers MeetingJanuary 3, 1997. Agenda; letter to Hobart from International Rescue Committee, decrying
waning support for plight of refugees in countries that earlier had been generous hosts, drop
in international philanthropy while size of refugee crisis had grown, September 23, 1996,
with attached Annual Report for 1995-96; memo re web and Internet access for officers and
Board of Directors, January 3, 1997; web issues for officers' discussion; draft NYSUT
consolidated financial statement, for discussion only, 12/12/96; Proposal to NYSUT for
National Museum of Dance Program for Schools, requesting $10,000; letter of resignation from
Paul Cole as at-large member of Board of Directors, January 3, 1997; flyer, "Wanted -
Leaders," noting annual turnover of 30% among local leaders, inviting members to come to
Leadership Institute at Cornell ILR; memo re pension plan service credit requests by certain
employees, January 2, 1996

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NYSUT Officers MeetingDecember 10, 1996. Agenda; Executive Committee meeting agenda; document, Important
questions to ask Edison representatives, with cover letter to NYSUT vice president Toni
Cortese re visit to Edison school in Boston, October 22, 1996; New York Times clipping,
"Pro-Labor Republicans Feel Betrayed by Union Effort," re lack of support by AFL-CIO for
moderate Republican members of Congress, 10/31/96; other newspaper clippings; summary of
"Success in the Early Grades," re the "challenge of literacy by third grade," noting less
than one-third of public school children in New York can read by the end of the third grade,
less than 20% in New York City; AFT newsletter, Action, November 29, 1996; souvenir program
for Annual Awards celebration of New York Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH), with
note about NYSUT ad; letter to Hobart from legal representative of New York State Camp
Directors Association, expressing concern over State Education Department's proposed change
in school year, November 22; letter to Hobart from John Cleary, president of the New York
State AFL-CIO, announcing that the NYS AFL-CIO had been granted a charter as a Directly
Affiliated Labor Union by the national AFL-CIO, which would enhance organizing activities
within the state, November 4, 1996, with attached copy of charter; letters of thanks for
contributions from the A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund and other organizations; souvenir
program for the Upper Hudson Area Labor Council 50th anniversary event, with ad from NYSUT;
newsletters from the Labor Research Association, Inc., Economic Notes and Trade Union
Advisor, re health care costs and other issues, with cover letter to Hobart; confidential
report to the NYSUT Board of Directors on the NYS PTA Annual Convention, November 15-17,
1996; memo to NYSUT officers from campaign coordinator Jim Sheehan, analyzing successful
election of Manny Kafka and Jo Davenport (to New York State Teachers Retirement System
board), November 27, 1996; letter to Sheehan from NYSUT executive vice president Alan Lubin,
thanking him for work he did on Kafka-Davenport election, November 15; graphical analysis of
election results; memo re NYSUT underwriting agreement (one of three major sponsors) for
Inside Albany television show; letter to Hooshang Parvin, president Connetquot Teachers
Association, charging him and association with failure to comply with NYSUT Constitution in
refusing to forward dues owed, December 10; announcement of new NYSUT recognition awards,
Local Union Community Service Award and Life Line Honor Roll; memo re Parental Rights
Movement Resolution, with attached draft, opposing "parental rights" movement as effort by
right-wing religious groups to promote hidden agenda; attached list of other organizations
opposing parental rights movement, December 2; materials re controversy at Rochester Teachers
Association, charges of anti-Semitism, countersuit at Commack Teachers Association

NYSUT Officers MeetingSeptember 17, 1996. Agenda; souvenir program for New York State Democratic Committee at the
Democratic National Convention, August 26-29, 1996; information re NYSUT Retiree Dental Plan;
e-mail message re scenario for Salmon River school district, besieged teachers at Mohawk
School, September 17, 1996; VOTE/COPE contribution flow chart; letters of thanks for
financial or other support from Twin Rivers Council of Boy Scouts, United Way of Northeastern
New York, Northeast Parent and Child Society, Great Neck Teachers Association; handwritten
thank-you notes and one anonymous, rambling post card; flyer for assisted living facility for
union retirees in Vermont, Pownal Community Care Home; memo requesting new budget item for
NYSUT Ad Hoc Task Force on School Funding, September 16; issue of Look Japan, focusing on
education, September 1996

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NYSUT Officers MeetingSeptember 4, 1996. Agenda; four-page letter from Assemblyman John Flanagan, disagreeing
with constituent who opposed tenure, August 20; memo from Tom Hobart re need for leadership
program to identify and train a new generation of local leaders, September 4; memo re AFT
request for financial assistance for Bulgarian teachers' union ($5000 approved), September 4;
letter from Commack Teachers Association re recent school board election in which two-term
vice president was narrowly defeated by challenger who spent $25,000 and mounted negative
attacks against teachers' union leadership, need for NYSUT to revisit its policy re legal
representation for libel, August 23

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NYSUT Officers MeetingAugust 13, 1996. Agenda; letter to Hobart and related materials from National Alliance of
Business, including brief paper, "Navigating the New Workplace," and newsletter, Workforce
Development Trends; letter to Gov. Pataki from Paul F. Cole, secretary-treasurer of NYS
AFL-CIO, conveying unanimous resolution by Executive Council deploring characterization of
NYS AFL-CIO president Ed Cleary by state Commissioner of Labor as representing "everything
that's wrong with the American labor movement," July 22; letter from the Urban League of
Northeastern New York, updating on recent and planned activities; resolution by AFT
condemning burning of churches; full-page ad in New York Times condemning burnings; letters
of thanks for financial and other support from individuals and organizations; title page,
table of contents, and acknowledgement of NYSUT for Proceedings of the Ninth National
Conference on Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in Education, "Forty Years after Brown:
The Impact of Race and Ethnicity on the Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in
Education," April 9-11, 1995; materials from Service Employees International Union to
shareholders of Beverly Enterprises re illegal replacement of 400 nursing home workers in
Pennsylvania, including letter from NYS Comptroller H. Carl McCall, urging resolution of
issue; resolution and cover letter from the Warrensburg Central School District Board of
Education, calling for abolition of tenure, July 9; correspondence with Andrew Stern,
president of Service Employees International Union, over inadvertent organizing contact with
NYSUT affiliate at Suffolk Community College, July

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NYSUT Officers MeetingAugust 13, 1996. Agenda; Board of Directors meeting agenda; note re Hobart lunch meeting
with Peggy Barmore, United University Professions; lists of local presidents; NYSUT Dataline
newsletter, "Data Processing's Newsletter for NYSUT Computer Users," Summer 1996 (first
edition); memo to Tom Hobart with suggestions for strategic planning system, June 17; memo
from NYSUT officers to all staff re voice mail; letter from Coalition of Labor Union Women,
with attached list of chapter presidents; letter from NYS School Boards Association executive
director to association Board of Directors re (anti-) tenure forums, January 26; letter to
Hobart from the New York State Republican Campaign Committee, thanking him for support of
Long Island fundraiser, May 23; letter of thanks to Hobart from Regional Food Bank of
Northeastern New York, thanking him for support; letter to Hobart from National Committee on
Pay Equity, with attached newsletter. "Women, Family, and Future Trends: A Selective Research
Overview," Winter 1996

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NYSUT Officers MeetingMay 28, 1996. Agenda; memo re Safe Schools/Safe Children Act (Assembly bill), re temporary
removal of disruptive students or students possessing weapons, with attached commentary by
NYS School Boards Association executive director Louis Grumet, May 28; agenda for AFT/NEA
Northeast Regional Leadership Conference, June 6-7; letter to Hobart from NYS Comptroller H.
Carl McCall, responding to Hobart's reaction to McCall's interview in NYS School Boards
Association newspaper, discussing possible changes to Triborough amendments, May 16; brochure
for the Interfaith Alliance of New York State, "Creating a Just and Ethical Public Policy";
correspondence from City Harvest, American Heart Association, and the Urban League of
Northeastern New York, thanking NYSUT for contribution, noting activities; list of nominees
for committees

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NYSUT Officers MeetingMay 14, 1996. Agenda; Report on the 12-Month School Year prepared by NYSUT Division of
Research & Educational Services; draft 3, Principles of School Report Cards, May 14,
1996; letter to Hobart from People for the American Way, thanking him for contribution;
handwritten thank-you notes; brochure and cover letter for the Program on Negotiation for
Senior Executives; 1996 AFT Convention Committee chair recommendations; NYSUT schedule of
management salaries, 1999-91 to 1995-96; 1995-96 Fund Balance Reconciliation; list of
significant cost items unique to 1996-97; dues forecast; Budget Issues

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NYSUT Officers MeetingApril 30, 1996. Agenda; memo to Commissioner of Education Rick Mills from NYS Council of
School Superintendents with attached proposed amendment re year-round school calendar, April
10; proposal for NYSUT to underwrite Inside Albany television program, April 29; newspaper
clippings re cancellation of Inside Albany for lack of funding; letters from Hope House and
United University Professions, Buffalo Health Sciences Center Chapter, thanking Hobart for
contribution; Certificate of Appreciation to NYSUT from United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum; thank-you notes

NYSUT Officers MeetingMarch 26, 1996. Agenda; confidential memo re possible options for pre-K handicapped
programs; memo to Hobart re assignment of at-large delegate to convention, March 8, 1996;
memo re staff training for pre-retirement planning; memo re justification for $2500
appropriation in 1992-93 budget for NYSUT's Internal Grievance Appel Panel, June 1, 1992;
program for Illinois Federation of Teachers Professional Development Conference, "Securing
Meaningful Change Using High Standards of Conduct and Achievement," March 15-17, 1996; notes
from NYS School Boards Association forum, with summary of executive director Louis Grumet's
comments, March 20, 1996; lengthy memo on fingerprinting bills in the state Senate and
Assembly, March 11; letter to Hobart from NYS Democratic Committee chair Judith Hope re
re-election of President Clinton, thanking him for support, February 27; letter from National
Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty, thanking Hobart for support and
updating on activities, February 27; letter to Hobart from Mohonasen Support Staff
Association, declaring that switching affiliation from NEA to NYSUT was the best thing to
have happened in years, March 5; letter from Rochester Labor Council, thanking Hobart for
willingness to host the council in NYSUT's Rochester offices, March 12; letter to Hobart from
UAW Buffalo Council president, thanking him for support in election, February 28; letter to
Hobart from president of NEA-NY, thanking him for opportunity to attend NYSUT convention,
introduction, March 8; letter from Rochester Teachers Association, thanking NYSUT members for
help in moving offices, March 4; letter from AFT political director (VOTE/Committee of
Political Education) to Louise Slaughter Re-election Committee, noting campaign contribution
of $1,500, February 27; letter to Hobart from the New York State Republican Campaign
Committee, thanking him for support of 1996 Election Kick-Off reception, February 28; letter
to AFT president Al Shanker from Middle County Teachers Association, calling for rebuttal of
20/20 feature on tenure, March 11; memo to Hobart re faxes to legislators, with attached list
showing number of fax messages to individual legislators as of March 12

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NYSUT Officers MeetingMarch 11, 1996. Agenda; handwritten memo to Hobart, asking him his preference re
maintaining financial support for United Farm Workers; confidential memo from NYSUT legal
counsel James Sandner re restructuring of legal department (interim report and personnel
recommendations), March 11; spreadsheet listing responses (mostly negative) of locals to
Lessons for Life campaign, March 11; memo re committee appointments; mail ballot to members
of NYSUT Executive Committee for resolution condemning use of ethnic epithets by Village
Voice, with background cover letter, March 6; letter from Syracuse Teachers Association,
thanking NYSUT for help in achieving settlement, February 19; letter from National Multiple
Sclerosis Society, thanking Hobart for support in Utica area, February 12; handwritten
thank-you notes

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NYSUT Officers MeetingFebruary 20, 1996. Agenda; Executive Committee agenda; list of employees hired above the
minimum rate; memo re communicating with surviving family members after death of employees,
survivor support program for financial counseling, February 20; memo re sick leave conversion
for pay; program for Pre-Representative Assembly Local Presidents' Conference, February
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NYSUT Officers MeetingFebruary 6, 1996. Agenda; letter to Hobart from NYS Council of Senior Citizens, thanking
him for support, discussing issues, January 29; letter to Hobart from the NY Special Olympics
re NYSUT sponsorship of the Winter Games, January 26; program for United Way Campaign
Celebration, January 31; NYSUT salary schedule for Legislative Department, with cover memo;
memo from vice president Toni Cortese re retiree governance issues; press release from state
attorney general Dennis Vacco, "Vacco Survey Finds School Violence Is Major Concern for
Kids," 12/4/95

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NYSUT Officers MeetingJanuary 30, 1996. Agenda; confidential draft 2, Teaching as a Profession, comparing
proposed changes with current rules; legal memo from NYSUT general counsel James Sandner to
vice president Toni Cortese re revision of teaching certification/ recertification
requirements, January 18; revised proposal for billboard advertising by Whiteco Outdoor
Advertising; 1996 Representative Assembly tentative program; letter to Hobart from recipient
of Excellence in Teaching Award, a professor of English at Queens College, noting being
"heartsick about what has been happening to public higher education in New York," January 15;
letters to Hobart from Morton Bahr, president, Communication Workers of America, expressing
support for Fred Salerno for the Board of Regents, thanking him for support in campaign
against Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile over decertification of the union, January 18 and 22;
letter from Hobart to chairman and CEO of NYNEX Corporation, denouncing the decertification,
December 15, 1995; agenda for NYSUT Local Action Program Staff Liaison meeting, January
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NYSUT Officers MeetingJanuary 16, 1996. Agenda; confidential draft 1, Teaching as a Profession, comparing
proposed changes with current rules; materials re Teacher Retirees in Florida (TRIF),
December 1995; flyer and cover letter seeking financial support for student essay contest,
"How Can We Eliminate Racism and Other Forms of Bigotry in Our Community?" sponsored by the
Anti-Defamation League's A World of Difference Institute, with note indicating NYSUT
contribution at highest, Associate ($500), level, December 5, 1995; Special Order of Business
draft Recommendations of the NYSUT Task Force on Elementary School Standards, January 1996;
Special Order of Business 2; Regents Examinations and State Standards; memo from vice
president Toni Cortese to NYSUT Executive Committee with attached third draft of NYSUT's
response to the Commissioner's proposal to abolish the Regents Competency tests as a less
rigorous alternative to Regents Examinations, January 11; proposed agreement from Ray Bloch
Productions re video, "Let's Talk Union," January 10; memo re tentative agreement between
NYSUT and Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 1141, re salary, health insurance,
other benefits, January 16; newsletters, Build AFT, January 1996; solicitation for support
from Hope House, December 7; letter to NYSUT president Hobart from NYS AFL-CIO president Ed
Cleary re establishment of a Transportation Department within the state federation, and
Advisory Committee of federation Executive Board members related to transportation industry
in NYS, December 6, 1995; letter from Dr. Seymour S. Hirschman, psychologist, thanking Hobart
for congratulations on publication of book, Let Us Not Destroy Ourselves: The Survival Bible,
with marketing materials including questions such as, "Why do we continence [sic] corruption
and outright criminal behavior on the part of those who are responsible for the education of
our children? Why have we all become semi-slaves of our government? Why is the average
citizen made to carry the burdens brought about by Gays, criminals, drug users, and illegal
welfare recipients? Do those who caused the AIDS plague have the right to expect hard-working
tax-payers to shell out money for AIDS research?" November 15, 1995; souvenir program for
Fiscal Policy Institute Fiscal Fairness Bulldog Awards, November 28, 1995, with cover letter
to Hobart from executive director, thanking him for contribution, December 14; schedule of
events for Special Olympics program activities, with cover letter, December 13, 1995;
handwritten thank-you notes to Hobart

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AFT Trip to Germany/Bulgaria November 19-27, 1996. Memo to Hobart re tentative itinerary to Bulgaria; draft agenda for
Round Table of Teacher Unions from Central and Eastern European Countries on Questions of
Education in a Deeply Changing Environment; list of participants; map of central Sofia; U.S.
Department of State document describing Bulgaria human rights practices (with background on
political and economic status), March 1996; Bulgarian Confederation of Labor bulletin,
Podkrepa News, June 1995; New York Times clipping, "Looted by Its Own Officials, Bulgaria
Faces the Day of Economic Reckoning"; newspaper and newsletter in Cyrillic, October and
November 1996; tourism marketing brochures for Bulgaria; Hobart name tag; invitation to
Hobart for cocktail reception from Minister of Education Science and Technology of the
Republic of Bulgaria; request from Hobart for cash advance of $700 for trip

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AFT Trip to Thailand/Burma (folder 1 of 2)April 17- 23, 1998. Tourism marketing materials; book, Buddhism Explained, by Khantipalo
Bhikkhu, 1989, with clipping, "What Taoism Is All About," attributed to Hong Kong newspaper,
4/14/98; book, Independence and Self-Determination of the Karenni States, compiled by the
Political Bureau, Ratified and Edited by the Karenni National Revolutionary Council, dated 18
December 1974, published by the Karenni Resistant National Revolutionary Council, reprinted
and published by the Karenni Government, dated 9th January 1997; U.S. Department of State
Burma Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997 (released January 30, 1998); Travel
Health Line Summary Profiles for Myanmar (regime's name for Burma, not recognized officially
by U.S.) and Thailand, 4/3/98; Burma News Digest from Thai Newspapers and Other Sources,
February 1998; photocopy of passport, application for visa for Hobart and other facilitative
correspondence

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AFT Trip to Thailand/Burma (folder 2 of 2)April 17- 23, 1998. Draft report by Hobart as AFT vice president and Steven Fleischman, AFT
Educational Issues, "AFT Burma Support Mission: Thailand/Burma, April 16-23, 1998," May 1998;
final report; photographs; handwritten diary log; memo from NYSUT executive vice president
Herb Magidson re rationale for continued labor involvement in international affairs in a
post-Cold War world, with draft agenda for AFT and Labor's Stake in International Affairs in
the 21st Century, May 17, 1998

AFT Executive Committee MeetingOctober 9, 1996. Agenda; Executive Council agenda; tentative schedule of AFT Program
& Policy Council and Executive Council meetings, October 8-10, 1996; investigation
reports on the Chicago Teachers Union and Atlanta Federation of Teachers; Hobart's notes for
presentation to the AFT Executive Council; AFT Executive Council briefing paper from the
Corporation for Enterprise Development, October 10, 1996; National Urban League (NUL)
Proclamation on Education, "National Urban League/American Federation of Teachers
Collaboration for Academic Achievement"; referred resolutions from various committees; list
of individual donations to Church Arson Relief Fund; minutes of PSRP Program and Policy
Council, October 8-9; FNHP Program and Policy Council Report; memo (minutes) from Irwin
Polishook, chair, re meeting of Higher Education Program and Policy Council; AFT Defense
Committee Report (list of legal cases or administrative actions involving teachers, with
dollar figures for approval); minutes of the Inside Your Schools Foundation Trustees, October
9; Agreement between the OPEIU Local 2 and the American Federation of Teachers, October 1,
1996 - September 30, 1999; Jurisdictional Agreement between the Ohio Education Association
and the Ohio Federation of Teachers; proposed budget for assistance programs, 1996-97 fiscal
year

AFT Program and Policy CouncilOctober 10-11, 1995. Agenda; pre-publication draft, report of the Task Force on Technology
in Higher Education, "Teaming Up with Technology: How Unions Can Harness the Technology
Revolution on Campus," October 1995; appendix A to the AFT Higher Education Program and
Policy Council Task Force Report on Technology and Higher Education, October 1995; agenda for
Temple University Technology Week; memo to Budget Task Force re impact of $10 billion cut in
student loans (in reconciliation, House and Senate versions completed), September 29; AFT
publication, "Setting Strong Standards: AFT's criteria for judging the quality and usefulness
of student achievement standards"; AFT publication, "Making Standards Matter: A Fifty-State
Progress Report on Efforts to Raise Academic Standards"; related press release; agenda for
17th Annual NYSUT Community College Conference, "Back to the Future," October 27-29, 1995;
article by National Center for Education Statistics (U.S. Department of Education), "Making
the Cut: Who Meets Highly Selective College Entrance Criteria?" April 1995; Network News
& Views article, "Inflated Grades, Inflated Enrollment, and Inflated Budgets: An
Analysis and Call for Review at the State Level," August 1995; newspaper clippings

AFT Program and Policy Council (K-12 Teachers)October 25-26, 1993. Agenda; draft minutes of PSRP Program and Policy Council meeting of
October 25-26; K-12 Teachers Program and Policy Council Meeting Summary and Recommendations
of May 17-18; tentative schedule for Program and Policy Council and Executive Council
meetings, October 25-27; research reports: "The Shift from Equity to Adequacy in School
Finance," Bill Clune, June 1993 (supported by Wisconsin Center for Education Research,
University of Wisconsin-Madison); The Ultimate Advantage: Creating High-Involvement
Organizations, by Edward E. Lawler III, Consortium for Policy Research in Education; AFT
publication, A Voucher Reader: A Selection of "Where We Stand" Columns from 1971 to 1993, by
Albert Shanker; text of Proposition 174 re vouchers, with cover flyer in opposition; Public
Employee Department Statement on School Safety

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AFT Program and Policy Council (K-12 Teachers)May 17-18, 1993. Agenda; meeting summary and recommendations, November 7-18, 1992; letter
to Hobart from Al Shanker, appointing him to the council, September 3, 1992; list of members
of Public and Private School Teacher Program and Policy Council; memo to council members from
AFT director of research re sufficient educational resources for all children; article from
Connecticut Law Review, "New Answers to Old Questions Posed by Rodriguez: Ending the
Separation of School Finances and Educational Policy by Bridging the Gap between Wrong and
Remedy," Spring 1992; Testimony of Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of
Teachers, before the Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education, May 13, 1993, United States House of Representatives; Amendment in
the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1804 Offered by Mr. Kildee, May 4, 1993; Report on AFT
Regional Priorities Forum, submitted to the AFT Executive Council and AFT Program and Policy
Councils, May 1993; materials of other Program and Policy Councils: School-to-Work Transition
minutes, April 22, 1993, AFT Task Force on School Violence and Safety issues and proposals
presented at May 11, 1993, meeting; draft report Special Education Survey of Locals;
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AFT Program and Policy Council, Chapter 1 Program
PublicationsU.S. Department of Education book, Reinventing Chapter 1: The Current Chapter 1 Program and
New Directions: Final Report of the National Assessment of the Chapter 1 Program, February
1993; book, Making Schools Work for Children in Poverty: A New Framework Prepared by the
Commission on Chapter 1, December 1992

NYSUT Executive Committee MeetingDecember 18, 1997. Agenda; President's Report; draft NYSUT policy on universal
prekindergarten, December 11; recommendation by NYSUT's Committee to Review Policy for
Inclusion on the NYSUT World Wide Web Site; confidential memo recommending that the position
of Assistant Director of Research and Educational Services not be filled and instead be
replaced with two positions, one in Research and one in Educational Services, November 26

NYSUT Executive Committee MeetingFebruary 28, 1997. Agenda; President's Report; Report of the Secretary- Treasurer;
financial statements; requests for affiliation; membership comparison as of January 31, 1997
vs. fiscal year end 1996; dues arrears as of FY ending 8/31/96; memo re proposed dues
increase for 1997-98 and 1998-99, with NYSUT constitutional amendment; confidential document,
"Possible Options for Cost Savings in Special Education Programs," February 28; handwritten
outline of eulogy for Al Shanker; editorials on the death of Al Shanker; final report of
NYSUT Ad Hoc Task Force on K-12 School Funding, with cover memo from committee chair; draft
resolution, Policy Statement in Support of Accreditation of Schools of Education: The
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2/28/97, with cover memo
from Antonia Cortese; memo from Cortese recommending against adoption of a resolution
referred by the 1996 Representative Assembly re Standards of Achievement; nomination form for
School-Related Personnel "Employee of the Year" for Tyrone Galimore, Greenburgh Eleven
Federation of Teachers; Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the NYSUT Education and
Learning Trust; list of best practices of NYSUT locals by Committee on Local Union
Administration; equipment request; new position request, Rochester Building Superintendent;
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NYSUT Executive Committee MeetingJanuary 10, 1997. Agenda; President's Report; minutes of December 19, 1996, meeting; Report
of the Secretary-Treasurer; consolidated financial statements; requests for affiliation; PSC
Executive Council Resolution on the Impact of Welfare Reform on CUNY; 1997 Representative
Assembly action items (committees, policies and procedures); list of nominations for 1997
Political Action Committees; Recommendations of Mills' Task Force on Future of BOCES (summary
produced by NYSUT Division of Research & Educational Services); Division of Research
& Educational Services Monthly Report, January; memo re new position in Public
Relations Department for web developer; NYSUT Pension & Retirement Committee
recommended resolution, Retroactive Membership and Prior Service Credit for Members Not Told
of Their Right to Joint TRS (Teachers Retirement System)

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NYSUT Executive Committee MeetingDecember 19, 1996. Agenda; President's Report; minutes of November 19, 1996, meeting;
summary of field services hiring; update on the NYSUT Ad Hoc Task Force on School Funding;
report of Board of Directors' Committee on Referred Resolutions; discussion paper for members
of the Regents Task Force on Teaching, December 2; membership analysis; requests for
affiliation; Division of Research & Educational Services Monthly Report, December;
draft resolution on the Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act; list of salient points of
the New York City governance bill; text of Governor's Program Bill 1996 Extraordinary
Session: an act to amend the education law re school governance in New York City; list of
NYSUT recommendations to the Commissioner's Task Force on BOCES; proposed governance calendar
for Executive Committee and Board of Directors meetings, 1997-1998; letter from CPAs
Buchbinder Tunick & Company re reporting requirements by U.S. Department of Labor for
Executive Committee members receiving compensation from more than one labor organization

NYSUT Executive Committee MeetingMay 16, 1996. Agenda; President's Report; minutes of April 18 meeting; draft report for
discussion on selected proposals for a 12-month school year; discussion paper, "Principles of
School Report Cards" (evaluations of schools); report by Committee of 100 (NYSUT Legislative
Department), "New York State Tax Cuts: Promise or Peril?" asserting that policy of reducing
income taxes since 1987 had failed to produce jobs or improve the state economy while
increasing local property taxes to make up for loss in state aid; report on state aid,
"Committee of 100"; NYSUT Briefing Bulletin, "Regents Vote to Replace RCTs [Regents
Competency Tests] with Regents Exams," May 1996; press release from self-described "New
York's largest taxpayer organization," CHANGE New York, "Teachers, Not Pupils, Get Most Out
of School Aid, CHANGE-NY Analysis Finds," May 9; NYSUT Legislative Update re pension
supplementation; Small City Budget Vote and Contingency Budget Provisions; draft FY 1997
Education Budget: President Seeks Education Investment within Balanced Budget Plan,
Congressional Leaders Cut Education in Their Budget Plan, with comparison of provisions of
president's and Republicans' budgets; text of AP article, "Teachers' Union President Quietly
Runs a 'Juggernaut' in Albany"; memo re preliminary 3020-a reform study; draft executive
summary, Analysis of EAI's [Education Alternatives, Inc.] Proposals to Wappingers Central
School District, prepared by NSYUT Division of Research and Educational Services

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NYSUT Executive Committee MeetingApril 18, 1996. Agenda; President's Report; introduction of Frank Mauro, director of the
Fiscal Policy Institute; minutes of February 29 and March 3 meetings; financial statement;
requests for affiliation; cover letter from the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce to Tom
Hobart, noting that casinos cost $1.50 to $6 in social and government costs for every dollar
of taxes generated, with attached document, "Another View of Casinos"; article on airplane
crash that killed Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, for New York Teacher; document, "New York
State's Tax Cuts - Promise or Peril?"; chart, As a Result of the 1987 Tax Cuts, the State
Personal Income Tax Has Grown Slower than the Economy, Placing Greater Pressure on the Local
Real Property Tax; memo, analysis of job growth data, April 2; document, "Review of Current
Proposals for School Property Tax Relief," H. Carl McCall, State Comptroller, February 5,
1996; paper, "Financing Public Education and Local Government in the Twenty-First Century:
Reducing Reliance on the Property Tax: An Analysis of Governor Cuomo's Proposal for a
Local-Option Income Tax Surcharge for School District Purposes," by Frank Mauro, Executive
director, Fiscal Policy Institute; institute briefing paper, "Off-Target: Assessing the
Economic, Social and Fiscal Policy Implications of Governor Pataki's Executive Budget";
summary of the 1996 Representative Assembly Delegate Evaluations, April 18; blank evaluation
form; report on attendance; Division of Research & Educational Services Monthly
Report, April; memo, Summary of Proposed Position on Preschool Special Education Proposals,
April 18; confidential memo re State Education Department's Draft Legislative Proposal
Concerning Preschool Special Education, April 18; letter from Chancellor Carl Hayden to
co-chairs of Regents Task Force on Teaching, discussing charge of task force, issues to
consider, April 10; 1996 proposed constitutional amendments to be submitted to the AFT
Convention; newspaper clippings

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NYSUT Executive Committee MeetingFebruary 29, 1996. Agenda; newspaper clippings re social promotion; resumes of former NYSTA
president Emanuel Kafka and others; memo from Tom Hobart re committee appointments; flyer
announcing U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich as guest speaker at Representative Assembly;
resolution by CUNY Professional Staff Congress (PSC) calling on U.S. authorities to demand
the release of Lori Berenson, daughter of CUNY professor and a U.S. citizen convicted of
treason by Peruvian government, January 19, with cover letter to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
from Irwin Polishook, president of PSC/CUNY, requesting assistance; memo re conversion of
sick leave for pay

NYSUT Board MailingsDecember 1993. Testimony of NYSUT first vice president Antonia Cortese before the Assembly
Committee on Higher Education and Assembly Committee on Education, "Meeting the Challenge of
Preparing Teachers for the Classroom of Today," December 6, 1993; memo from Cortese re School
Breakfast Program; Report of the Fifth Meeting of the NYS Special Commission on Educational
Structure, Policies and Practices (The Moreland Act Commission), December 3-4, 1993; letter
to local presidents from executive vice president Alan Lubin re Health Security Act, December
2, 1993; newsletter for chapter leaders of United University Profession, The Connection,
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NYSUT Board MailingsJanuary 1994 . Booklet, Implementation of Actions by the 1993 Representative Assembly;
Division of Research & Educational Services Monthly Report, January; NYS AFL-CIO
newsletter, Unity, November-December 1993; meeting notice for January 7 meeting; 1994-95
Executive Budget proposal for K-12 state aid; notice of Local Presidents' Conference of March
2-3; memo re availability of Moreland Commission report; NYSUT press release, "NYSUT Calls
Cuomo School Spending Plan a Good Starting Point," January 19; NYSUT Legislative Memorandum
in support of S-68, bill to enhance safety of children with disabilities by requiring
information about their medical needs to be provided to bus drivers; Regents' Report Card
(NYSUT report on recent actions of the Board of Regents), January 1994

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NYSUT Board MailingsFebruary 2, 1994. Tentative agenda for February 11-12, 1994, Board of Directors meeting;
minutes of December 2-3, 1993, Board of Directors meeting; minutes of January 13, 1994,
Executive Committee meeting; testimony of Alan Lubin, NYSUT executive vice president, before
the House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights, January 26, 1994; memo and related materials re tribute to former NYSUT executive
vice president Herb Magidson, February 2; memo to members of Committee of 100 re lobbying
day, January 28; conference brochure, "Legal Issues for Redefining the Public Sector Work
Force"; Effective Teaching Program catalog, spring 1994; newsletter of American Federation of
Teachers Communications Association members, AFTCAtalyst, and enclosed brochures, January
1994; newsletter for chapter leaders of United University Professions, The Connection,
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NYSUT Board MailingsFebruary 16, 1994. Special Order of Business resolutions on National Health Care,
Educational Standards: Raising Expectations for All Students, and mail ballot; memo re draft
VOTE/COPE policy; Retiree Advisory Committee Recommendations; financial statement and
membership report as of December 31, 1993; memo re AFT convention; NYSUT Comments to the New
York State Education Department on the LRE Implementation Policy Paper, January 21, 1994;
Testimony of Alan Lubin, Executive Vice Present, NYSUT, to the Joint Legislative Committee
Hearings of the NYS Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committee, February 1, 1994;
preliminary report of survey re local assessment of NYSUT services, 1993-94; NYSUT
Legislative Memorandums supporting or opposing various bills; Division of Research &
Educational Services Monthly Report, February; AFT newsletter, On the Hill, re Pres.
Clinton's State of the Union address and 1993 wrap-up of congressional action, January
1994

NYSUT Board MailingsMarch 1994. Memo recommending Mark Chaykin to assume position as Regional Staff Director of
the Elmsford Regional Office, with attached resume and mail ballot, March 11; summary of
actions of March 3 and 6 Board of Directors meeting; governance calendar (scheduled board
meetings); memo updating on medical status of Al Shanker, March 10, 1994; memos re 1992-93
agency fee refund; memo re NYSUT Report on Public School Health and Safety Concerns, with
press release, "Safety Problems Plague 1 in 4 New York Schools, Survey Finds," March 14, and
NYSUT Special Report, "School Decay: A Prescription for Recovery," re sick building syndrome
in new buildings and deterioration from deferred maintenance in old buildings; newsletter for
chapter leaders of United University Professions, The Connection, March 2; NYSUT Legislative
Memorandums supporting or opposing various bills; memo conveying message of thanks for
retirement party from former NYSUT executive vice president Herb Magidson, also updating on
Al Shanker's health, March 22; NYSUT press release, "Committee of 100 to Lobby for Increase
State Aid," March 17; letter from NYSUT executive vice president Alan Lubin re impact of
Health Security Act on Empire Plan for NYS public employees; booklet, "New York's Public
Schools: Challenge for the 1990s," by State Education Department; memo re 1994-1996 committee
appointments; United University Professions newsletter, The Voice, March 1994; memo re 1994
RA election results and changes in the Board of Directors; clipping from Legislative Gazette,
"War over grades is really a tenure war," March 21; Regents' Report Card, March 1994;
newsletter, The Retiree Organizer, March 1994

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NYSUT Board MailingsApril 1994. Mail ballots; memo re health care reform legislative update; NYSUT Legislative
Memorandums in support of various bills; Division of Research & Educational Services
Monthly Report, April; recommendations re agency fee reduction procedures; guest editorial by
NYSUT executive vice president Alan Lubin, "School Boards Are Passing the Buck on Tenure";
packet of newspaper clippings, "NYSUT in the News: Taking the Initiative: 1994 RA Media
Coverage, with cover memo from Linda Rosenblatt; opinion piece in Schenectady Gazette,
"Teaches miss more classes than students," and letter to the editor rebuttal by Tom Hobart;
Education Week article on the Board of Regents, "A Throne of Contention," April 27, 1994;
newsletter of American Federation of Teachers Communications Association members,
AFTCAtalyst, April 1994; NYSUT Legislative Memorandums opposing bills; Executive Committee
meeting minutes of March 3, 1994; Board of Directors' meeting minutes of March 3 and 6;
letter to Committee of 100 members re lobbying day; press release, "NYSUT Leaders Named as
Observers for South Africa Vote," April 11; report by AFL-CIO Committee on the Evolution of
Work, "The New American Workplace: A Labor Perspective," February 1994; AFTCAtalyst,
February-March 1994; NYSUT newsletter, For Your Health Safety, winter 1994; newsletter for
NYSUT employees and retirees, published by the Public Relations Department, The Chalkboard,
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NYSUT Board MailingsMay 1994 (folder 1 of 2). RAND document, "Potential Sources of Union Opposition to NASDC
[New American Schools Development Corporation] Designs," with cover memo from Tom Hobart
warning of threat if Republicans return to the federal government, May 6, 1994; NYSUT press
release, "Pensions, Taylor Law Reform Targets of NYSUT Committee of 100," May 3; newspaper
clippings re delegation of NYSUT and other officials to monitor South Africa elections; NYSUT
Legislative Memorandums in support of various bills; newsletter for chapter leaders of United
University Professions, The Connection, recounting poll-watching experience in South Africa,
May 4, 1994; United University Professions newsletter, The Voice, April; newsletter, The
Retiree Organizer, April; report on attendance at 1994 Representative Assembly; NYSUT
Information Bulletin: The Privatization of Public Schools: Subcontracting Service:
non-teaching, teaching, and management; Kappan Special Report on public education's encounter
with the religious right, May 1994; Censorship Follow-up: Questionnaire for presidents of
elementary and secondary teacher locals, 1993-94; Division of Research & Educational
Services Monthly Report, May; AFT newsletter, On the Hill, featuring status of health care
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NYSUT Board MailingsMay 1994 (folder 2 of 2). Council of Chief State School Officers summary of the Goals 2000:
Educate America Act; Council of School Superintendents press release, "Superintendents Say
New Compact for Learning Produces Important Changes in State's Schools," May 3; article in
History Matters newsletter from National Council for History Education, Inc., "The Social
Studies and Curriculum Changes in New York State," noting changes posed great dangers for the
teaching of history in that they allowed too much local flexibility and were devoid of
content, vol. 6, no. 9, May; newsletter, The Summer Times (NYSUT-AFT Summer Learning Calendar
1994), with cover press release, "Great Summer Projects for Kids in Free Calendar from
Teachers," May 13; NYSUT Legislative Memorandums supporting or opposing various bills; memo
re Regents' policy paper on least restrictive environment, May 26; NYSUT press release,
"Visiting Nurses Set to Strike for Fair, Equitable Contract," May 25; report of the NEA
Special Committee on Relationships with Other Organizations, April 1; United University
Professions newsletter, The Voice, May; NYSUT Regents' Report Card, May; newsletter, The
Retiree Organizer, May

NYSUT Board MailingsAugust 1994. List of endorsements for governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller, attorney
general, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, NYS Senate, and NYS Assembly; NYSUT press
release, "NYSUT Endorses Cuomo for Re-Election," August 10; Report on the 1994 NEA
Representative Assembly; agenda for Board of Directors meeting of August 10; updated NYSUT
telephone directory; Statement of Thomas R. Donahue, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO on the
Fact-Finding Report of the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations, with
cover memo from AFL-CIO president Lane Kirkland re report of the Dunlop Commission, June 1;
NYS AFL-CIO announcement of Harry VanArsdale, Jr., Memorial Community Services Award to Karen
Duffy, United University Professions, Geneseo chapter, with cover memo from Tom Hobart,
August 5; NYSUT Regents' Report Card, July; newsletter for NYSUT employees and retirees,
published by the Public Relations Department, The Chalkboard, July; memo from Antonia
Cortese, updating on variances; NYSUT press releases, "NYSUT Endorses Moynihan, Congressional
Candidates," August 18, and "NYSUT-SED Team Up to Improve Services to the Disabled," August
22; NYSUT Information Bulletin re classroom teacher salaries, 1993-94; agreement, Alliance
between the New York State United Teachers and the State Education Department's Office of
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities to Achieve Increased
Collaboration for Teachers and Other Members with Disabilities; NYS AFL-CIO Unity newsletter,
special convention issue announcing endorsement of Mario Cuomo, August 1994

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NYSUT Board MailingsSeptember 1994. Major Policy Statements of the Board of Regents of the University of the
State of New York: 1968-1993; 1994 Annual Report of the New York State Senate Standing
Committee on Education; NYS AFL-CIO Unity newsletter, September; NYSUT Regents' Report Card;
NYSUT press release, "Union-Busting Try Unites Area Teachers behind Greenburgh 11," September
27; Testimony of Antonia Cortese, First Vice President, NYSUT, to the Board of Regents and
New York State Education Department at Their 1995 Legislative Conference, September 21, 1994;
Division of Research & Educational Services Monthly Report, September; NYSUT press
release, "NYSUT Backs Burstein for Attorney General," September 29; memo to Retiree Council
leaders re rationale for announcing endorsements for Senate and Assembly, September 30; NYSUT
Information Bulletin re Alternatives to Special Education, revised September 1994; memo re
financial controls for dues, September 12; United University Professions newsletter, The
Voice, September; newsletter for chapter leaders of United University Professions, The
Connection; updates on variances

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NYSUT Board MailingsOctober 1994. Minutes of Board of Directors meetings of June 28 and August 19; tentative
agenda for meeting of October 14; Executive Committee meeting minutes of August 10; letter to
local president re designating representative to Committee of 100; "Talking Points Pro-Cuomo
- Then and Now" (includes bullet points against Pataki and for Karen Burstein and Carl
McCall); NYSUT press releases, "NYSUT Endorses Candidates for Senate, Assembly," October 5,
and "Property Taxes Would Skyrocket under Pataki Tax Plan," October 4; list of individual
endorsements; NYSUT Retiree Handbook; Summary of Actions of Board of Directors meeting of
October 14-15; letter from NYSUT executive vice president Alan Lubin on behalf of VOTE/COPE
political action committee, warning of financial disaster to school districts if Pataki
budget cuts go in effect, with attached scenarios by district; NYSUT press release, "Pataki
Tax Plan 'All Trick and No Treat,' Analysis Shows," October 31; memo re address changes for
new board members; newsletter of American Federation of Teachers Communications Association
members, AFTCAtalyst, September-October

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NYSUT Board MailingsNovember 1994. Tentative agenda for Board of Directors meeting of December 2-3, 1994; NYSUT
Information Bulletin re NYS Mentor Teacher Internship Program; memo sent to local presidents
and attached list of election results across New York State, noting losses in governor's and
attorney general's race; recommendations of Committee on Referred Resolutions; Representative
Assembly Action Items and Information Items; memo re AFT criteria for judging high quality
standards, November 17; action item for the Board of Regents, "Recommendations for Refinement
of the Organization of the Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education
(EMSC)," with cover memo from Antonia Cortese re mid-course correction at State Education
Department; local presidents' survey, 1994-95; memo re reappointment of members of the Board
of Regents; NYSUT press release, "NYSUT Urges Time Off for Parent-Teacher Conferences, Says
Parental Involvement Key to Academic Success," November 14; Tips for the Parent-Teacher
Conference (aimed at parents); NYSUT Information Bulletin, "Prisoners of Time: Report of the
National Education Commission on Time and Learning"; "Status Report on Voluntary National
Standards in Education," second edition, October 1994; newsletters: The Chalk Board, The
Retiree Organizer, The Voice (United University Professions); memo from Hobart re NEA-AFT
merger talks, November 21

NYSUT Board MailingsJanuary 1995. NYSUT press release, "Reaction to Gov. George Pataki's State of the State
Address," January 4, 1995; text of the address: Message to the Legislature, Governor George
Pataki, January 4, 1995; newspaper clipping from Albany Times Union re State of the State
address; cover memo re attached op-ed piece by Tom Hobart, "School Boards Are Passing the
Buck on Tenure," in response to editorial, with Hobart article as printed in Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle, "The Tenure Trap"; Regents' Report Card (NYSUT report on recent
actions of the Board of Regents), December 1994; NYS AFL-CIO Unity newsletter,
November-December 1994; Board of Directors photo directory and Election District map of NYS,
1995; questionnaire for presidents of locals representing school-related personnel in public
schools, 1994-95; letter to Tom Hobart from United Farm Workers re victorious Bear Creek
Productions representation election, January 3; article from Inside AFT, "AFT and NEA Agree
to End Merger Talks," January 9; NYSUT press release, "NYSUT Backs Bills to Outlaw Cybersex
with Minors," January 12; Division of Research & Educational Services Monthly Report,
January 1995; NYSUT Information Bulletin re Application for Twenty-First Century Schools;
legislative update memo, January 20; letter to Committee of 100 members re lobbying day,
January 19; report, Implementation of Actions by the 1994 Representative Assembly; New York
Times clipping, "Even the Wealthiest Suburbs Are Beginning to Revolt Against School
Spending," January 18; tentative agenda for Board of Directors meeting of February 3-4;
update on variances; AFT Goals 2000 Update, vol. 1, no. 1, January; NYSUT Information
Bulletin, "Teacher Salaries, Experience, Preparation, and Turnover, 1988-89 to 1993-94";
NYSUT Legislative Memorandum in support of supplemental pension bill; NYSUT newsletter, The
Retiree Organizer, January; NYS AFL-CIO Unity newsletter, January

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NYSUT Board MailingsFebruary 1995. Summary of actions of Board of Directors meeting of February 3; memo from
acting deputy Commissioner of Education re length of school day and other regulations,
January; NYSUT Regent's Report Card; memo re agency fee refund; NYSUT Briefing Bulletins,
"Should the Board of Regents Be Abolished?" "The State's $5 Billion Deficit for 1995-96,"
"Gearing Up for School Voucher Initiatives," "Are 21st Century Schools Another Promise?" and
"Status of Curriculum Frameworks and Revised Assessments"; NYSUT Legislative Memorandum in
support of building aid for Floyd School District; AFL-CIO Unity newsletter, January; United
University Professions newsletter, The Voice, February

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NYSUT Board MailingsMarch 1995. 1995 Representative Assembly Local Presidents' Conference briefing book,
Current Legal Issues, prepared by NYSUT Office of General Counsel; NYSUT Information
Bulletins, "The Privatization of Public Schools Subcontracting Service: non-teaching, teaching
and management" and "Report on the NYSUT Survey of Presidents of Elementary and Secondary
Teacher Locals, 1994-95" (re censorship, student cheating, new teachers, nursing tasks
assigned to teachers, special education, shared decision-making, organized anti-tax groups);
NYSUT press release, "NYSUT Convention a $3.7 Million Boost to Rochester Economy," February
27; New York Times clipping re merger of ILGWU and ACTWU, February 20; NYSUT newsletter, The
Retiree Organizer, February; AFT newsletter, On the Hill, "GOP Takes Over," February;
tentative agenda for Board of Directors meeting of March 16; minutes of February 3 meeting;
memo to Executive Committee from vice president Antonia Cortese re Special Order of Business
on Regents Examinations and State Standards, March 7; 1995 Representative Assembly Special
Order of Business Regarding the Governor's Proposals in the Area of Special Education;
Regarding Instruction in the Middle Grades; Mandate Relief and Regents' Authority; National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards; Opposition to the Governor's Proposal Regarding
Higher Education Funding; Master Planning for Higher Education; United University Professions
newsletter, The Voice, March; NYSUT press releases, "NYSUT to Raise Curtain on Annual
Convention; Tougher Discipline, Higher Academic Standards Top Agenda," March 7, "NYSUT
Committee of 100 to Press Case for More School Aid," March 2, "Sobol, NYSUT Delegates Blast
Pataki's Budget," March 18, "NYSUT Launches Ad Blitz Against Governor's Education Cuts,"
March 20; NYSUT Information Bulletin, "School Budget Votes and Contingency Budgets"; 1995
Representative Assembly Report on Attendance; Report of the AFT Delegation to Japan; NYSUT
Briefing Bulletin, "NYSUT's Program for a Comprehensive Safe Schools Act," "Accountability
and Title I," "National Hospital and Medical School Salaries," "Executive Budget Proposals
Would End Special Education Standards in New York State"; "Student Cheating" (results of
questionnaire of local presidents re incidence); "NYSUT Policy on Raising Student Achievement
and High Academic Standards," "Censorship Incidents on the Rise"; newsletter, AFT
Privatization Alert, spring 1995; NYSUT Regents' Report Card; NYSUT Legislative Memorandums
supporting or opposing various bills

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NYSUT Board MailingsApril 1995. Testimony of Thomas Y. Hobart, president, NYSUT, to the Legislative Commission
on Skills Development and Vocational Education on School-to-Work Transition in New York
State, April 4, 1995; letter to Committee of 100 members re lobbying day; Representative
Assembly attendance report; NYSUT Briefing Bulletins, "New York State Insurance Program
Domestic Partner Coverage," "Cuts in Federal School Lunch Program Harm New York State
Students," "Providing for Students' Special Health Care Needs"; NYSUT Information Bulletin,
"1994-95 Goals 2000 Grant Awards," "Teacher Salaries and Inflation - 1973-74 to 1993-94,"
other topics; NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services Monthly Report, April;
NYSUT newsletters, The Retiree Organizer, March and April; NYSUT Legislative Memorandums
supporting or opposing various bills; summary of actions of Board of Directors meeting of
March 16; NYS AFL-CIO Unity newsletter, "Labor Battles Executive Budget," March-April; memo
from vice president Antonia Cortese re provision of nursing and health-related services in
schools, April 17, with attached document from State Education Department; memo re 1995-96
agency fee advance reduction , April 20; memo re NYSUT Task Force on Elementary School
Standards, April 20; press release from NYS Labor-Religion Coalition, "Labor, Religion Unite
to Fight Proposals That Hurt People," April 17; United University Professions newsletter, The
Voice, April; NYSUT press releases, "Three NYSUT Leaders Named as Delegates to White House
Conference," April 14, "Teachers Union Sues Children's Village in First Amendment Case,"
April 28; letters from Oklahoma State AFL-CIO re Oklahoma City bombing; NYSUT newsletter, The
Chalkboard, April

NYSUT Board MailingsJune 16, 1995. NYSUT 1995-96 budget; tentative agenda for Board of Directors meeting of
June 26-27, 1995; minutes of Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings of March 16;
minutes of Executive Committee meetings of April 6 and May 11; memo from Tom Hobart
recommending list of members of committee to consider biannual instead of annual conventions,
with attached resolution referred by Representative Assembly, June 16; memo re proposed
revision of mailing label policy

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NYSUT Board MailingsJuly 1995. Summary of actions of Board of Directors meeting of June 26-27; newsletter of
American Federation of Teachers Communications Association members, AFTCAtalyst, May/June;
NYSUT pocket calendar; NYSUT in the News clippings, with cover memo; NYSUT Legislative
Memorandum in support a new facility for CUNY Graduate Center; NYSUT Information Bulletins,
"Building a School-to-Work System in New York" and "SED Guidelines: Teacher Aides &
Teaching Assistants; NYSUT local leaders guide to handling the news media, "Making the News,
Framing the Message"; NYSUT guide to programs, services, and publications, revised July 1995;
memo re early retirement incentive law; NYSUT Briefing Bulletins; NYS AFL-CIO Unity
newsletter, "A Future for Manufacturing in New York State," June; AFT newsletter, On the
Hill, "Republican Budgets Pass Both House and Senate," re trillion-dollar federal budget cut,
June

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NYSUT Board MailingsAugust 1995. Tentative agenda for Board of Directors meeting of September 8-9; minutes of
meeting of June 26-27; resume of new State Education Commissioner Richard Mills; letter from
AFT president Al Shanker to AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Thomas Donahue, endorsing his
candidacy for president; memo from NYSUT vice president Antonia Cortese re Teacher Center
Grant Awards Program and Mentor Teacher Internship Program, with attached list of grant
awards, August 8; NYSUT Regents' Report Card; NYSUT newsletter The Chalk Board, summer 1995;
Local Leaders' Guide to Research and Educational Services, 1995; NYSUT press release,
"Teachers' Back to School Message: Raising Academic, Discipline Standards the Best Way to
Improve Schools," September 6; holiday schedule for remainder of 1995; NYSUT Local Action
Project newsletter tips; NYSUT newsletter, The Retiree Organizer, July/August; newspaper
clippings from New York Times and NYS School Boards Association; NYSUT flyer, A Bill of
Rights and Responsibilities for Learning: Standards of Conduct, Standards for Achievement
(aka "Lessons for Life")

NYSUT Board MailingsOctober 1995. State Education Department brochure, "New York State's Public Schools: A
Snapshot,' September 1995; materials for NYSUT Lessons for Life campaign (aka
"Responsibility, Respect, Results," aka "A Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for
Learning"), sent to elected representatives in Albany and Washington, including pledge form,
newspaper clippings; letter to local presidents requesting designation of representative to
serve on Committee of 100 lobbying effort; press release of NYSUT Capital Region Safe Schools
Task Force, "Safe Schools Task Force Unveils Model Plan to Combat Violence," October 17; memo
re 1995-96 Community Service Awards Program, October 13; letter to Teacher Center directors,
October 61; memo from NYS AFL-CIO applauding New York congressional delegation's vote against
Republican-sponsored TEAM Act, September 29; NYSUT Information Bulletin and Briefing
Bulletin; NYSUT Division of Research & Educational Services Monthly Report, October;
"Assignment Incomplete: The Unfinished Business of Education Reform," a report from Public
Agenda; editorial by Wall Street Journal against teacher's union, October 11; AFT newsletter,
On the Hill, "AFT President Calls for Mobilization to Protest Budget Cuts," September 1995
(revised); NYSUT newsletter, The Retiree Organizer, October; Confidential Report to the NYSUT
Board of Directors on the NYS School Boards Association Annual Convention, October 12-22

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NYSUT Board MailingsNovember 1995. NYSUT press releases, "NYSUT Endorses Plan to Toughen Graduation
Requirements," November 3, "Cortese Elected to National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards," November 21; "Ashe Retires after 25 Years as NYSUT General Counsel," November 20;
"Answering Attacks on 'Lessons for Life' [aka "A Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for
Learning"]: Questions and Answers for Local Leaders"; letter to the editor from NYSUT
executive vice president Alan Lubin rebutting article re SUNY credit rating; Questionnaire
for Presidents of Elementary and Secondary Teacher Locals, with cover letter from NYSUT vice
president Antonia Cortese, urging response; NYSUT Briefing Bulletin re rates and causes of
business failures, answering assertion that schools should be run "like a business"; NYSUT
Information Bulletin; NYSUT Regent's Report Card; letter to the editor from Al Shanker in New
York Times, "Who Put Ethics on Labor's New Agenda?"; article in Education Week, "Vouchers Are
No GI Bill for Children," September 6; speech by Secretary of Labor Robert Reich at AFL-CIO
Convention (?); New York Times article, "New York Again the Most Unionized State," October
22; NYSUT newsletter, For Your Health Safety, fall 1995; United University Professions
newsletter, The Voice; NYSUT telephone directory; tentative agenda for December 1-2 Board of
Directors meeting; minutes of September 8-9 meeting; action items for Representative
Assembly; Report of the Task Force on the NYSUT Representative Assembly; list of resolutions
referred to the Board of Directors by the 1995 Representative Assembly; related items;
requests for affiliation; Confidential Report to the NYSUT Board of Directors on the New York
State PTA Convention, November 10-13, 1995; Division of Research & Educational
Services Monthly Report, November

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NYSUT Board MailingsDecember 1995. Summary of actions of December 1-2 Board of Directors meeting; letter from
New York State School Boards Association executive director Louis Grumet, warning members
that NYSUT would use support for its "Lessons for Life" (aka Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities for Learning) campaign for it sown legislative advocacy, November 1; NYSUT
newsletter, Legislative Update, December 4; NYSUT press release, "Sandner Assumes New
Responsibilities as NYSUT General Counsel," December 19; memo from NYSUT vice president
Antonia Cortese re State Education Department Goals 2000 grants, with list of district
recipients and award amounts, December 13; memo from Cortese re NYS Learning Technology
grants, with attached list; holiday letter to local presidents from Tom Hobart; education
statistics for New York State, 1994-95; NYSUT newsletter, The Retiree Organizer, December;
Educators' Tax Preparation Guide, 1996 edition

School-to-Work Conference (folder 1 of 2)Proposed Program for Conference on School to Work, sponsored by NYSUT, n.d., c. 1990;
reports, "Towards Work in New York State": Proceedings of an Invitational Conference
sponsored by the State Advisory Committee for Public-Private Cooperation, October 6, 1982;
Proceedings: The Eleventh Conference of the University / Urban Schools National Conference:
"Educating Tomorrow's Workforce," The Graduate School of the City University of New York,
1990; "Working Capital: Coordinating Human Investment Directions for the 90's: The Final
Report of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Advisory Committee to the Secretary of
Labor," October 1989; "A School is a Workplace: The Report of the ICC Consortium on Working
in the Schools," New York State Industrial Cooperation Council, 1989; "Children at Risk and
the Workforce of the 21st Century," A Statement Presented on Behalf of the Education and Job
Training Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures by the Honorable James H.
Donovan, New York State Senator, Committee Chairman, September 1989; "The School-to-Work
Connection," a report of the proceedings of "The Quality Connection: Linking Education and
Work," a national conference sponsored jointly by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education, May 15-17, 1990; CETA Information Guide for Advisory Council Members, NYS
Department of Labor, n.d., c. 1981; New York State Education Department CETA Annual Report,
fiscal year 1981: Supplemental Vocational Education Services 6% Special Grant; NYSUT Program
Proposal "NYSC-AFSA/NYSUT Coordination and Linkage Program for Development of Youth Training
Programs," submitted to NYS Department of Labor, September 1981; "The Bottom Line: Basic
Skills in the Workplace," a joint publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S.
Department of Education; "The Forgotten Half: Pathways to Success for America's Youth and
Young Families," Summary of final report, Youth and America's Future, November 1988; booklet,
"Jobs for the Future: An AFL-CIO View," text of remarks by AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Thomas
Donahue at conference at Cornell University, May 12, 1987; papers, articles, and newspaper
clippings; miscellaneous pamphlets by U.S. Department of Labor and AFL-CIO

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School-to-Work Conference (folder 2 of 2)Materials as above

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School-to-Work Federal Grant"New York: The State of Learning: Building a School-to- Work Opportunities System in New
York State," New York State's Application for an Implementation Grant under the
School-to-Work Opportunities Act, n.d., c. 1994; newsletter of the Albany-Colonie Regional
Chamber of Commerce, Visions, September 1994; brochure, Workforce Skills Program, National
Center on Education and the Economy, n.d.; agenda of School-to-Work Opportunities Grant
Renewal State Coverage /Local Partnership/RAC, May 12, 1995; State Education Department memo
to School-to-Work Advisory Council members re grant renewal process, April 26, 1995; State
Education Department letter to U.S. Department of Education program analyst re establishing a
state center to assist with implementing the core elements of the school-to-work program, May
20, 1994; draft document by Governor's Office School and Business Alliance (SABA) re plan for
School-to-Work, May 15, 1995; list of school districts receiving School-to-Work grants

School-to-Work Youth ApprenticeshipBrochure, "Creating Opportunities for Youth: A Progress Report from the Youth
Apprenticeship Demonstration Project in Broome County, New York," Cornell University,
September 1991; progress report of January 1993, Cornell Youth and Work Program; "Toward a
Youth Apprenticeship System"; Cornell Youth and Work Program newsletters, The Apprentice's
Almanac, January and March 1993; letter from program director to Tom Hobart, with article on
school-work nexus from Education Week, February 4, 1993

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NYSUT Retiree HandbookBooklet outlining benefits and opportunities for continued involvement

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Retiree Advisory Committee Meeting 5/13/96. Agenda; Final Report of the Retiree Advisory Committee, December 20, 1995; list of
members

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Retiree Advisory Committee Meeting 12/1/95. NYSUT Retiree Handbook 1996-97; synopsis of Retiree Council Leaders Conference
(October 5-6, 1995) evaluation form responses; final report on resolutions; agenda for
advisory committee meeting of December 1; minutes of December 1 and September 8 meetings;
notes of discussion of elderhostel program

Retiree Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes and agenda of June 20, 1995, meeting; program for Eighth Annual Day in the Country,
UFT/RTC Retiree Program, June 19-21, 1995; newsletter of the Great Neck Teachers Association;
related correspondence

Committee RecommendationLists of individuals recommended for various NYSUT committees, including computer printout
in alphabetical order by member

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Committee Information (General)Proposed 1994-1996 NYSUT Committees; NYSUT Committee Recap 1994-1996; alphabetical listing
by members; memos from Tom Hobart to NYSUT Board of Directors asking for nominations to
committees, with attached lists of current membership, March 21 and April 20, 1994; letters
of support for individual members

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Committee Term ReportsReports by standing committees

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Community Service CommitteeReport of the Community Service Committee 1994-1996 (final report); list of committee
members 1994-96; letters of appreciation; information re biennial conference, 1995;
nomination form for community service award; materials re Nutrition Consortium of New York
State and Summer Food Service Program for Children, with list of schools with high qualifying
enrollments; correspondence

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Community Service (Tony Bifaro File)Materials (brochures and booklets re addiction, domestic violence, Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, other topics) from AFL-CIO Department of Community Services;
AFL-CIO Niagara/Orleans Central Labor Council Newsclips, 1994-1995; description of Labor's
Community Services Liaison Program (partnership with United Way); memos from Tony Bifaro re
Community Service Awards Program

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Community Service (Tony Bifaro File)Meeting minutes, August 16, 1993; list of 1993 Biennial Community Services Conference
registrants and speakers; memos from Tony Bifaro re Community Service Awards Program;
nomination form; Success by 6 Pre and Post Natal Care and Outreach and Follow-up Case
Statement; fact sheet for School Breakfast Program for Children, 1993-94; SENSES Alert:
Statewide Emergency Network for Social and Economic Security, July 1993, re school breakfast
and child health insurance reform

Task Force on Leadership Development October 30, 1996. Agenda; outline of leadership development goals; related memos;
handwritten notes; programs for United Paperworkers International Union Region II Training
Institute and United Steelworkers of America District 14 1994 Annual Summer Institute and
others, as examples of training programs at Cornell

New York Special Olympics Sponsor an AthleteLetters of thanks to sponsors; photocopies of checks (donations); data sheets re donors;
letters from Tony Bifaro to New York Special Olympics referencing donations

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New York Special Olympics Sponsor an AthleteLetters of thanks to sponsors; photocopies of checks (donations); letters from Tony Bifaro
to New York Special Olympics referencing donations; list of acknowledgment letters

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Disaster Relief Fund (folder 1 of 2)Letters of thanks to donors assisting victims of ice storms in northern New York; lists of
donors; photocopies of checks

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Disaster Relief Fund (folder 2 of 2)Letters of thanks to donors assisting victims of ice storms in northern New York; lists of
donors; photocopies of checks

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Disaster Relief Fund ApplicationsLetters and application forms for assistance to NYSUT members affected by ice storms in
northern New York, sent to local presidents for distribution

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25th Anniversary SponsorsSolicitation and thank-you letters from NYSUT president Hobart; list of major donors

Community Service AwardsProgram; list of local union recipients; background information supporting nomination of
locals; program for Amityville Teachers Association Awards Ceremony, with photographs of
event, May 8, 1996; UFT materials in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Cyrillic (Russian), and other
languages; letters of congratulations to winning locals

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Community Service Award WinnersList of Life Line Honor Roll winners; announcement for two recognition programs for 1997,
the Local Union Community Service Award and the Life Line Honor Roll; blank nomination form;
list of Retiree Council winners; letters to Election District directors, announcing winners,
anticipating awards presentations; memo to NYSUT Board of Directors from Tony Bifaro,
soliciting nominations for 1997 awards, November 19, 1996; memos to Retiree Council
presidents, announcing winners, anticipating awards presentations; lists of active and
retiree award winners; acknowledgement letters to active and retiree winners;

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Community Service Award Nominations (Active)Nomination forms with supporting documentation

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Community Service Award Nominations (Retirees)Nomination forms with supporting documentation

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Community Service Awards (Non-Winners, Active Members)List of active member winners and non-winners; nomination forms and supporting
documentation; letters of regret to nominated individuals who were not selected to receive
awards

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Community Service Awards (Non-Winners, Retirees)List of retiree winners and non-winners; nomination forms and supporting documentation;
letters of regret to nominated individuals who were not selected to receive awards

Representative Assembly (Tony Bifaro Binder) Committee
LettersThank-you letters to committee chairs, March 16, 1996; thank-you letters to members of the
Credentials Committee, March 18, 1996; letters to Elections Committee members and tellers,
informing them of their appointment, December 1995

Representative Assembly General Letter from Tony Bifaro to executive director of City Harvest, with attached copies of
checks collected at convention for donation; memo re assignments and performance of
sergeants-at-arms and tellers

Representative Assembly General (folder 1 of 2)Minutes of Deadlines & Policies meeting; budget for convention; materials for
Teacher of the Year, New York Special Olympics, Polish solidarity program; list of Community
Service Award winners; printed forms

Committees General InformationList of committee nominations; confidential memos re recommendations of members who should
be dropped from committees, based on attendance and participation, March 1994 and April 1996;
letters recommending committee appointments; related lists

Committees (Community Service Committee)End of term report; booklet for Representative Assembly's 1998 Community Service Awards;
list of members; letters to members thanking them for their service; memos from Tony Bifaro,
assistant to the president, seeking nominations for award recipients

Task Force on Civil and Human RightsEnd of term report; thank-you letters from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to committee members;
registration forms; letters confirming appointments; list of members

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Task Force on Teacher CentersEnd of term report; thank-you letters from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to committee members;
registration forms; letters confirming appointments; list of members

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Task Force on Educational PolicyEnd of term report; thank-you letters from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to committee members;
registration forms; letters confirming appointments; list of members

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Task Force on Career PathwaysRegistration forms; letters confirming appointments; list of members

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Task Force on New Members (Ad Hoc)Final and interim reports; thank-you letters from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to committee
members; certificates of recognition; registration forms; letters confirming appointments;
list of members

Hobart ColumnsOpinion articles for New York Teacher by NYSUT president Thomas Hobart

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Chautauqua County CouncilAgenda and notice of meeting for Chautauqua County Council of NYSUT Presidents, October 25,
1985; other agendas and meeting notices for council, 1985-1986; Summary of Negotiated Changes
for the Cassadaga Valley Faculty Association in Its Agreement with the Cassadaga Valley
Central School District, November 12, 1985, with salary schedule; Mutual Agreements Resulting
from Discussions between the Superintendent of the Fredonia Central School District and the
Fredonia Teachers' Association, July 1, 1985 through June 30, 1989; Agreement between the
Frewsburg Central School Board of Education and the Frewsburg Faculty Association Unified
with the New York State United Teachers, effective July 1, 1986; director's report

Communications Received (Personal) Tony BifaroLetter to Bifaro from NYSUT executive vice president Herb Magidson, thanking him for
spending so much time with an Israeli delegation (teachers' union), May 11, 1987; related
notes of thanks from AFT director of international affairs, treasurer of Israeli Teachers
Union; correspondence from Bjorn Secher Achievement Systems, Michael Sheehan Associates, re
training seminars; letters from local presidents, members, and other union officials; letters
from members of Congress re tax issues; letters of congratulations to Bifaro on his
appointment as assistant to the president at NYSUT (succeeding Dean Streiff), 1984

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Communications Received / Sent (Tony Bifaro)Correspondence during Tony Bifaro's tenure as communications faculty member at Fredonia
State University College

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Communications Received (Personal) Tony BifaroLetters to Bifaro as assistant to the president of NYSUT, thanking him for participation in
programs and conferences of U.S. Department of Labor, NY Special Olympics, United Way, and
other events; letters thanking him for work on NYS Job Training Partnership Council, November
14, 1988, and December 2, 1987, with attached proposal for performance incentive and awards
policy for 1988 and 1989

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Communications Received (Tony Bifaro)Letter to Bifaro from NYSUT director of legislation Ray Skuse re designating petitions for
Sen. Ted Kennedy, January-February, 1980; letter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart
congratulating Bifaro on election to Board of Directors from Election District (E.D.) 4,
November 5, 1976; letter to E.D. 4 members to be sent from Bifaro, commenting on resignation
letter from former E.D. 4 director criticizing NYSUT, with cover letter to Bifaro from
Hobart, November 1976; mailgrams from Hobart to Bifaro re jailing of Lakeland teachers during
strike, settlement, October-November 1977; correspondence re help in Gov. Hugh Carey
re-election campaign, 1978; notices to Bifaro from Chautauqua County Board of Elections re
designation as candidate of both Republican and Democratic parties for councilman in the Town
of Dunkirk, July 1981; letter re adopting a second child; letters re workshops/conferences,
meetings, and other events; letters from locals; letter to Bifaro thanking him for chairing
the AFT Constitutional Amendments Committee, July 28, 1982; letter from Hobart explaining
NYSUT's last-minute decision to switch endorsement of incumbent Jacob Javits to Democrat
Elizabeth Holtzman in U.S. Senate race, December 11, 1980; list of members of the Committee
of 100 (lobbying committee), including Bifaro; materials re Bifaro re-election as E.D. 4
director; positive evaluations of Bifaro's presentation at Dunkirk/Brocton Conference Day,
April 1, 1982; NYSUT-NYSUT Legal Staff Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective April 1,
1982 to March 31, 1985; letters from Cassadaga Valley School Related Personnel, protesting
dues amount and use of dues for political action, 1982-83; letter from Corning Teachers'
Association protesting use of dues to support election of Mario Cuomo, May 9, 1983

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Cuomo CampaignLetter from NYSUT executive vice president Alan Lubin calling for locals to participate in
publicizing the effect Republican gubernatorial candidate George Pataki's tax cut plan would
have on local taxes and school districts, October 5, 1994; sample letter supporting Mario
Cuomo for governor; talking points, pro-Cuomo and anti-Pataki; tips on pitching the story to
local media; press release by Fiscal Policy Institute, "Pataki Plan Would Destroy State and
Local Services and Cause Massive Property Tax Hikes," October 4

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Erie County Association of School BoardsMemo to participants from Leadership Forum Planning Committee; interest questionnaire;
opinion form, with compiled responses

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NYS Mentoring AssociationMentoring Association Membership directory, May 1990; National Mentoring Association
Membership Directory, 1991-1992; biographical sketch of Tony Bifaro; Bifaro membership
application to Mentoring Association, 1990; Community Organizations Council Meeting minutes
of April 15, 1992, with cover letter to Bifaro from NYS Mentoring Program, May 14, 1992;
letter to Bifaro from the Governor's School and Business Alliance Task Force thanking him for
participation at the SABA Task Force Work Group on High School Mentoring, with attached
minutes of October 23, 1991, meeting

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NY Special Olympics Executive Committee September 15-16, 1995. Financial statements and treasurer's report; president/CEO report;
proposed 1996 strategic management objectives and action plans for NYSO's development
program; proposed amendment to bylaws, August 15, 1995; minutes of June 16, 1995, meeting;
list describing qualities of the ideal candidate for NYSO Development Leadership Council,
with cover letter to Board of Directors from Bifaro as chair of Development Advisory Council,
August 31, 1995

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NY Special Olympics Executive Committee November 3-4, 1995. 1996 budget proposal; 1994 audited financial statement; third quarter
1995 financial statements; memo from president/CEO re mega-cities grant for 1995; memo from
president/CEO to Personnel Practices Committee chair, recommending that staff be given off
the week between Christmas and New Year's as a one-time morale booster in 1995; job
description of president/CEO; description of role of Executive Committee, Board of Directors,
and staff

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AFT Convention (folder 1 of 3)1994-96 Report of the Officers of the American Federation of Teachers; AFT Roll Call of
Delegates, 1996; convention program; 1996 Proposed Convention Resolutions; 1996 Committee
Report on Resolutions; AFT Convention Resolutions: Resolutions on Special Education Issues
adopted by the American Federation of Teachers, July 1996; 1996 Constitutional Amendments
Committee Report and Special Orders of Business;

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AFT Convention (folder 2 of 3)1996 Convention Report; Constitution of AFT as of July 1994; summary of proceedings for
August 5 and 6; special order of business: AFT/NEA No-Raid Agreement; flyer for COPE
convention workshop; flyer for convention highlights video

Retiree Advisory CommitteeJanuary 12-13, 2000. Agenda; Final Report of the Retiree Advisory Committee, January 12,
2000; final report on resolutions of the 12th annual Retiree Leadership Conference; Retirees
at the Millennium; thank-you letters to speakers at the conference

Retiree Advisory CommitteeNovember 6, 1996. Meeting notes; agenda; results of 1996 New York State Teachers'
Retirement System (NYSTRS) election, with pie-chart analysis; memo from Tony Bifaro re 1997
Community Service Awards program, November 14, 1996; synopsis of program evaluation forms of
Retiree Council Leaders Conference

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Retiree Leadership ConferenceOctober 7-8, 1996. Program for Retiree Council Leaders Conference, "The Politics of
Retirement"; letter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to Clinton-Gore Campaign, requesting that
Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala speak at the conference, September 24,
1996

Dean Streiff Merger Files: AFT ConventionBrochure, Albert Shanker for Teacher Unity: Reprints of six of his columns from the Sunday
New York Times; fact sheet, The New York Merger: A question-and-answer sheet specially
prepared for Delegates to the 1972 AFT Convention; An Interview with Hobart: Hobart's views
on affiliation with AFL-CIO; papers by AFT vice president Larry Sibelman, "Merger Can Be,"
"Merger - The Inevitable Is Inevitable," "Merger Can Work - It Does in Los Angeles";
brochure, "The NEA attacks teacher-unity and the AFL-CIO: Two Responses to the NEA" from
Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., president NYSUT, and Antonia Cortese, 2nd vice-president, NYSUT;
materials promoting merger, targeted to various states, regions, and locals

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Dean Streiff Merger Files: NEA-AFT)Press release, "AFT-NEA Talks Begin," October 3, 1993; National Education Association
Proposal [to the AFT] Regarding the Creation of a Single National Teacher Organization,
October 1973; clipping from New York Times, "Teacher Groups End Unity Talks: Proposed Merger
of NEA and AFT Collapses," citing incompatibility, March 1, 1974; telegrams from Hobart to
NEA officials, expressing alarm at termination of merger talks, March 19, 1974;
correspondence by NEA president Helen Wise to NEA Board of Directors and others, charging AFT
with intransigence; compilation by National Coalition for Teacher Unity (NCTU) of press
releases on termination of merger talks, April 1, 1974; newspaper clippings from the 1960s,
sent to Hobart by a teacher to illustrate that NYSUT had not "been alone on the merger
pedestal"

Dean Streiff Merger Files: National Coalition for Teacher Unity Meeting minutes; letter to Streiff from NCTU, thanking him for financial support, July 16,
1973; program of annual summer conference of National Council of Urban Education
Associations, June 27-29, 1973; petition for teacher unity; newsletters by NCTU, Teacher
Unity, 1973; financial report; related correspondence

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Dean Streiff Merger Files: National Unity Caucus Minutes of Caucus for Progress, November 14, 1974; Unity Caucus (of delegates to the annual
convention of the National Education Association) Platform, 1974; list of contacts for NEA
Unity Caucus state affiliates; list of contacts for NEA Unity Caucus in New York State
(non-UFT); ballot for proposed name change from Alliance for Unity to Unity Caucus, June 2,
1975; hostile exchange between executive director of Coalition of American Public Employees
(including NEA) and Unity Caucus secretary (UFT-AFT official), November 1974; newsletters of
Unity Caucus

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Dean Streiff Merger FilesMemo from Dean Streiff to Dr. Francis White, "Cabinet and Management Conference Discussion
of Issues Related to Our Position on Merger versus Open Warfare with Respect to the Union,"
October 15, 1971; merger agreement between New York State Teachers Association (NYSTA) and
the United Teachers/New York (UTNY), March 30, 1972; memo re merger proposals, December 22,
1971; confidential documents, Merger of NYSTA and UTNY: NYSTA Proposal I, II, and III;
confidential memo from Dean Streiff to NYSTA officers re draft proposal of guidelines
concerning merger talks, May 7, 1970; NYSTA document, "Everything you always wanted to know
about Merger but didn't know whom to ask"; resolutions re merger passed by 1972 House of
Delegates; preliminary draft of basic principles for merged organization; memo from NYSTA
president Tom Hobart to NYSTA Board of Directors re meeting with UFT/UTNY, January 6, 1972;
proposed constitution, New York Congress of Teachers; Proposed By-Law Amendment Establishing
a Referendum of the Membership; memo to NYSTA Merger Negotiating Committee from UTNY Merger
Negotiating Committee, January 28, 1972

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Dean Streiff Merger Files Flyers of newspaper clippings urging "no" vote on NYSTA-UFT merger; anti-Hobart document,
"How Not to Manage a State Teachers Association," by James A. Cullen, educational consultant;
letters from Hobart to local presidents and retirees, discussing NYSTA leadership position on
merger with UFT/UTNY, November 1971; internal memos discussing merger question, including
legal issues; correspondence re local mergers; confidential merger agreement; ballot count;
certification of results, by American Arbitration Association; proposed constitution, New
York Congress of Teachers

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Dean Streiff Merger Files: Notes from Negotiating SessionHandwritten notes of merger meeting, March 1, 1972; handwritten notes re timetable, with
cover memo from Hobart to professional staff, announcing that tentative merger agreement with
UTNY had been reached, March 30, 1982; merger agreement; merger resolution, against
consideration of national merger with AFT, passed by NEA Board of Directors, February 12-14,
1970, meeting; guidelines for local mergers with AFT, adopted by NEA Board of Directors,
February 1971; memo re dues guarantee

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Dean Streiff Merger Files: Documents, ProposalsConfidential merger agreement between NYSTA and UTNY; Albany Times-Union editorial, "To
Merger or Not?" November 13, 1971; telegram from Hobart to UFT president Al Shanker, and
related press release/press conference text, calling for merger talks, November 10; agenda,
fact sheet, and cover letter from Al Shanker to teachers re Meeting of New York State
Congressional Delegation with State, County, City, Town and School Officials and the State
Legislative Leaders on the Fiscal Crisis of State and Local Governments, December 3; mailgram
from Hobart to Shanker, criticizing plans for rally as self-aggrandizing stunt, calling
Shanker to join NYSTA-initiated Public Employees Legislative Alliance in united front; news
clippings with cover letter from NYSTA executive secretary Francis White, asserting that
articles demonstrated Shanker's intent to destroy NYSTA, November 18; transcript of meeting
and related documents re unity talks at Wappingers Falls, December 20, 1971; confidential
memo to NYSTA regional coordinators re merger talks, January 7, 1972; joint merger agreement
statement by Tom Hobart and Al Shanker, April 1, 1972; issues of the NYSTA Challenger,
announcing merger agreement and other updates

Democratic National Convention: National Journal Convention
DailyJuly 13-16, 1992. Daily newspapers reporting on convention news, published by National
Journal

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Democratic National Convention: Miscellaneous
PublicationsJuly 13-16, 1992. Time magazine with cover story, "The Democrats' New Generation,"
featuring exclusive interview with Bill Clinton and Al Gore, July 20, 1992; USA Today
announcing "Clinton Wins Nomination: 'Comeback Kid' on Deck," July 16, 1992; newspapers,
National Convention News and Convention Times (special project of the New York Times
Company)

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Officers MeetingJune 19, 1990. Agenda; tentative agenda for NYSUT Board of Directors Meeting, June 25,
1990; proposal for weekly National Public Radio program on higher education, with
correspondence between United University Professions (UUP) and WAMC Public Radio (Albany),
January-February 1990; UUP Report of the Treasurer and Proposed Budget, FY 90-91; NYSUT /AFT
Expenses in Support of UUP for 1990-91

Officers MeetingDecember 5, 1989. Agenda; tentative agenda of Board of Directors meeting of December 8-9,
1989; compilation of Regional Staff Directors' reports, November 13; notes from 300,000th
Member Committee meeting, October 4; consolidated financial statements, year ended August 31,
1989; list of recommended members of Political Action Committee, for
appointment/reappointment

Officers MeetingSeptember 12, 1989. Agenda; agenda for Administrative Committee meeting, September 12; memo
to vice president Toni Cortese re New York Teacher readership survey, August 15; memo from
Tony Bifaro, assistant to the president, re endorsement of Citizen Bee program, September 11,
with attached proposal, September 8; Employee Wellness Proposal; list of new subcommittees,
with cover memo from Bifaro, August 23; original and revised script for "NYSUT Network"
video; memo from State Education Department thanking NYSUT for contribution to Spanish
Spelling Bee, June 30

Administrative Committee MeetingOctober 10, 1989. Agenda; notes from 300,000th Member Committee meeting; agenda for new
board member orientation; list of geographic and topic beats for New York Teacher
reporters

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Administrative Committee MeetingSeptember 25, 1989. Agenda; press advisory from National Educational Service for event,
"Shaping America's Future: A National Meeting of Corporate, Education, and Government
Leaders," September 25

Administrative Committee MeetingMay 23, 1989. Agenda; assignment sheet for resolutions adopted by Representative Assembly,
with attached text of resolutions; press releases; newspaper clippings; letter from Lane
Kirkland, president, AFL-CIO, to John Henning, executive secretary-treasurer, California
Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, re resolution by state federation, "Increasing Contacts and Trust
between the World's Unions," February 17, 1989, with cover note to Tom Hobart from Al
Shanker; paper, "National Union Competition and the School Reform Movement: Recent
Developments in the NEA and AFT," by Bruce Cooper, Fordham University School of Education,
November 15, 1988

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Administrative Committee MeetingMay 9, 1989. Agenda; legal decision in work-to-rule action by United Teachers of Seaford,
with cover memo; first issue of employee newsletter, soliciting entries for name of
publication

Governors Conference on Libraries and Information Services November 28-30, 1990. Conference program; "Archives, Unique Research Resources, and the
Future of New York: A Report of the Governor's Commission on Libraries," October 1990; memo
from State Education Department to delegates re background for Governor's Conference;
Information Policy Briefing Paper, by New York State Forum for Information Resource
Management; booklet, "Archives & You: The Benefits of Historical Records," by State
Archives and Records Administration; "The Bookmark: Conference Briefs," New York State
Library, Spring 1990; credentials rules for conference; reports of public hearings held by
Governor's Commission: Committee on Democracy, Committee on Productivity and the Economy,
Committee on Literacy, Committee on the Role of Libraries in a Diverse State; list of members
of Resolutions Committee; Statement of Purpose, Governor's Conference on Library and
Information Services; "Steps into the 1990s: An Issue Paper for the Governor's Conference on
Library and Information Systems"; fact sheets on libraries; Resolutions Notebook: Pre-Filed
Resolutions for Consideration; list of caucus and focus session; list of exhibitors; delegate
badge for Tom Hobart

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Governors Commission on Libraries November 9, 1990. Agenda; minutes of October 1 meeting; proposed conference budget; minutes
of Resolutions Committee for conference; memo to commissioners, Summary and Recommendations
from October 4 Hearing on "Archives, Unique Research Resources, and the Future of New York,"
November 2; full draft report; memo to Rules and Credentials Committee re questions on
delegate credentials, November 8; plan for focus session on Government Information and the
Public Interest

Governors Commission on LibrariesAugust 7, 1990. Agenda; minutes of June 12 meeting; proposed conference budget; information
packet by New York State Library, including brochures; list of commission documents as of
August 7, 1990; draft reports by Committee on Democracy, Committee on Productivity and the
Economy, Committee on Services for Literacy, and Committee on the Role of Libraries in a
Diverse State; drafts of committee rosters and functions

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Governors Commission on Libraries June 12, 1990. Agenda; memo to Hobart summarizing the meeting; minutes of May 22 meeting;
tentative schedules for regional conference; list of commission documents as of June 12

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Governors Commission on Libraries: DocumentsTabbed binder contents of commission documents as of April 20, 1990

Management MeetingJune 17, 1992. Agenda; minutes; summary of recommendations, Education That Works: Creating
Career Pathways for New York's Youth; biography of new NYS Commissioner of Labor, John
Hudacs

Management MeetingJune 20, 1990. Agenda; minutes; paper, "The Concept of Just Cause," with attached
bargaining agreements between NYSUT and Professional Staff Association and Legal Staff
Association; arbitrator's opinion and award in National Union of Workers, Local 202, and
Blackacre Aircraft Co., involving discharge of workers

Management MeetingNovember 3, 1988. Agenda; minutes of November 3 and September 8 meetings; report on
Management Meeting of June 22; notes by recorders at Board/Management Retreat; outline of
discussion topic, the Changing Nature of Our Union; list of small discussion group
participants; discussion of subcommittee deliberations on NYSUT staffing patterns; memo re
topics for December 14 Management Meeting; discussion of subcommittee on organizing; memo re
discussion of future of NYSUT

Officers MeetingMay 25, 1993. Agenda; poster for Labor History Month; letter to Hobart from Lieutenant
Governor Stan Lundine, thanking him for supporting the Excelsior Awards program, April 9;
other letters of thanks for support

Officers MeetingOctober 27, 1992. Agenda; article in NY School Boards publication, "School Boards Must Be
Policy Makers, Not Managers," by Tom Hobart, October 1992; memo re filling vacancy in
Southwest New York Regional Office, October 27

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Officers MeetingOctober 14, 1992. Agenda; memo re shutting down video operation, September 18; letters from
Auburn Teachers Association to schools in Florida for hurricane relief, with note that
article on efforts would be printed in New York Teacher; summary of NYSUT Health and Safety
Trainings and Inspections, 1991-92 grant year; materials re dispute with Dowling College
local; thank-you notes

Officers MeetingMay 5, 1992. Agenda; agenda for personnel review, with the goal of downsizing; charts
showing declining membership, dues; project time progression reports by Public Relations
staff; 1992 labor history poster/calendar and thank-you letter from New York Labor History
Association; button, "Bring Back Jobs: Buy American"

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Officers MeetingApril 21, 1992. Agenda; materials for NYS Career and Education Expo; letter to Hobart from
Texas governor Ann Richards re death penalty, March 25; letter from NYSUT officers re
overwhelming endorsement of Bill Clinton for president, several copies of which were returned
with handwritten notes criticizing use of two one-sided pages for mass mailing, March 20

Officers MeetingFebruary 4, 1992. Agenda; memorandum of agreement between Sachem Central School District
and Sachem Central Teachers Association, with cover letter to NYSUT officers, noting two-year
duration and other highlights, February 3; correspondence with attorney for member of
Professional Staff Association on stress-related medical leave re return of company vehicle,
January-February; thank-you notes

Officers MeetingNovember 21, 1991. Agenda; draft press release, "Poll Finds New Yorkers Won't Sacrifice
Common Heritage to Promote Differences," re NYSUT poll re Commissioner of Education's
proposed changes to social studies curriculum; memo re six- and five-year chronologies of
3020-A hearings for two teachers accused of moral turpitude and insubordination,
respectively, with newspaper clipping; legal memorandum re potential joining by NYSUT in
lawsuit by New York State School Boards Association against requirement by Commissioner of
Education (NYSSBA v. Sobol) that religious organizations be included on advisory councils to
make recommendations re content of AIDS education materials to be taught in health
instruction in schools, November 20

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Officers MeetingNovember 7, 1991. Agenda; memos to NYSUT president Tom Hobart re filling communication
director's position, starting a media relations program, November 6, October 14; confidential
memo from Hobart to Toni Cortese and Herb Magidson re restructuring and strengthening Public
Relations Department as a unit in its own right, October 30

Meeting with Toni and HerbNovember 1, 1991. Memo to Hobart from Linda Rosenblatt re starting a media relations
program for NYSUT while maintaining UUP's PR program, October 14, 1991; confidential memos
from Hobart to Toni Cortese and Herb Magidson re restructuring and strengthening Public
Relations Department as a unit in its own right, October 31 (first draft, October 30); memo
to Herb Magidson re support campaign for legislative effort, October 3; newspaper clippings
re school aid

Officers MeetingSeptember 11, 1991. Agenda; agenda of Board of Directors meeting; NYSUT Employees'
Retirement Plan Amendment; thank-you letters, including from the Commissioner of Labor and
the NYS Workers' Compensation Board, for support of various legislative efforts; request to
fill vacancy in Member Benefits Department, September 11; notice re visit by delegation of
senior Hungarian trade union leaders from the Democratic League of Free Trade Unions
(LIGA)

State Education DepartmentMemo re regional conference in Albany, sponsored by State Education Department and New York
State Teachers Association (NYSTA), October 20, 1969; description and agenda for conference,
"Steps We Can Take Together"; School District Administrator's Newsletter, published by State
Education Department, August 1969

State Education Department CounselState Education Department Division of Law 1958 Summary of New Legislation Affecting
Education; text of statement re tenure by Dr. Charles A. Brind (counsel, State Education
Department) at Annual Convention of New York State School Boards Association, October 1958;
correspondence between Brind and G. Howard Goold, executive secretary, New York State
Teachers Association, re free noon time hour for teachers

State Education Department CounselOpinions of Counsel re teachers salary in Education Law; Regents' Rules on Subversive
Activities, 1949, with cover letter from State Education Department counsel Charles A. Brind
to city and village superintendents of schools, October 9, 1952; opinion re state aid

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State Education Department Work Permits for TeenagersInformational brochures for teens re working papers for summer jobs, New York State
Department of Labor; poster; booklet, A Guide to Child-Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act (Federal Wage and Hour Law), U.S. Department of Labor; suggested outline of
speech to be delivered at parents' organization meetings, etc., re working papers; Provisions
of the Federal Wage and Hour Law Relating to Child Labor in Agriculture; memo to all school
administrators from State Education Department re employment certification

92

New York State Teachers Association (NYSTA)Materials re increased state aid to schools

92

New York State Teachers Association (NYSTA) (Priorities)Executive Secretary's Report, listing legislative and organizational priorities; memo to
delegates on Long Island re retirement reform

92

New York State Teachers Association Statement to Republican State
CommitteeStatement by G. Howard Goold, executive secretary, New York State Teachers Association, to
Republican Platform Committee, with cover letter from Goold to platform chairman

92

NYSTA (Goold) Tax Sheltered AnnuitiesCorrespondence by executive secretary G. Howard Goold; press releases; annuity contract;
paper by Willard I. Zucker for Home Life Insurance Company, "Tax Sheltered Annuities for
Public School Personnel in New York State," 1965, with cover letter to Goold; booklet from
Prudential Insurance Company of America, "Teachers Annuity Trust of the New York State
Teachers Association offers a Tax-Deferred Annuity," with cover letter from Martin E. Segal
Company financial consultants, September 30, 1965

92

NYSTA Tax Sheltered AnnuitiesCorrespondence; State Education Department Opinions of Counsel; "Tax Deferment of Teachers'
Contributions to Public Retirement Systems: A Report and Recommendation for the National
Council on Teacher Retirement and the National Education Association," by the Special NCTR
Tax Investigation Committee, September 7, 1965; printed booklets, "The Advanced Underwriter,"
published by Advanced Sales Division, the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, and "The
501-C3 Plan: A retirement program for employees of certain non-profit organization,"
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company

92

New York State Teachers Retirement System (General)Retirement Board minutes; letter from NYSTA executive secretary to Governor Nelson
Rockefeller, calling for comprehensive review of state teachers' retirement system, February
8, 1966; correspondence

92

New York State Teachers Retirement System (Loans)Correspondence with individual NYSTA members re borrowing against the retirement system;
loan application form and regulations

92

New York State Teachers Retirement System (Election of Teacher
Members to Board)Memos, telegrams, and related correspondence re direct secret-ballot election of teacher
members of retirement board, versus annual convention

92

New York State Teachers Retirement System (Albert S.
Brigham)Court documents and correspondence re conflict of interest lawsuit against officer of
Teachers' Retirement System; newspaper clippings

92

New York State Teachers Retirement System (Birnbaum and
Kugler)Correspondence; newspaper clippings; handwritten notes; legal documents, Birnbaum and
Kugler v. New York State Teachers Retirement System

92

New York State Teachers Retirement System (Robert C.
Heath)Correspondence re rules for retirement after a number of years of service

92

New York State Teachers Retirement System (Moore
Committee)Memo from Lois Wilson to G. H. Goold, "Summary report on hearing of Dean Moore's
committee," February 17, 1967; press release from governor's office re public hearing by
Governor's Committee to Study the New York State Employees Retirement System; letter from
NYSTA executive secretary G. Howard Goold to Governor Rockefeller requesting that the study
of State Employees Retirement System be broadened to include Teachers Retirement System,
February 8, 1966; reply from Governor Rockefeller, February 25, 1966; memo from NYSTA to be
sent to Dean Moore, "Revision of New York State Teachers Retirement System," October 31,
1966

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New York State Teachers Retirement System (Moore
Committee)Working papers on Moore letter, "Proposed Revision of the New York State Teacher Retirement
System"

92

New York State Department of Audit and Control (Arthur Levitt and
Leon Braun)Sample Provisions for Municipal Codes of Ethics, c. 1970; State Comptroller's Opinion re
dues deduction, 11/26/58; text of Comptroller Levitt's proposed bill for supplementing
pensions, with cover letter to NYSTA executive secretary G. Howard Goold from Leon Braun,
deputy comptroller, January 25, 1966; text of legislation in state Assembly, January 26,
1966, and Senate, February 2, 1966; letter to Levitt from retired teacher, supporting
proposal for cost-of-living increase under New York State Employees Retirement System,
February 2, 1966; letter from teacher re deficiencies in teachers retirement system, December
16, 1965

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NYS Comptroller Arthur Levitt (Dues Deduction)State Comptroller's Opinion re dues deduction, 11/26/58; a speech delivered at the
Nassau-Suffolk Conference on Home Rule, sponsored by the Governor's Committee on Home Rule,
by Arthur Levitt, State Comptroller, June 9, 1958; memorandum submitted to Comptroller
Levitt, Position of New York State Teachers Association Relative to Inclusion in OASI [Old
Age and Survivors Insurance] Enabling Legislation, January 3, 1957; correspondence between
Levitt and NYSTA executive secretary G. Howard Goold; proposed amendment to NYS Constitution,
memorandum in support, and text of Assembly bill allowing municipalities to incur debt and
levy taxes for joint facilities, 1958

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NYS Department of Civil ServiceCivil Service Department job classification titles and descriptions re building cleaners;
letter to president of Civil Service Commission, urging the upward reclassification of
personnel in the Department of Correction's Albany office, July 30, 1966; related
correspondence; newspaper clipping

92

Teacher Supply and DemandBooklet by National Education Association (NEA), "Teacher Supply and Demand in Public
School, 1958: report of the Eleventh Annual National Teacher Supply and Demand Study"; NEA
Research Bulletin, "Teacher Supply and Demand in Degree-Granting Institutions, 1954-55"; "The
1954 Teacher Supply and Demand Report: Report of the Seventh Annual National Teacher Supply
and Demand Study"; publication of the NEA Legislative Commission, "Teacher Shortages and
Teacher Salaries"; NYSTA public education research bulletins re teacher shortages, April-May,
1956; NYSTA chart, Consumer Price Index and Purchasing Power of Dollar, on School Year Basis,
October 1, 1956; memo to Regents summarizing statements by Lois Wilson (?), June 24, 1954;
newspaper clippings

Officers MeetingOctober 3, 2001. Agenda; State Education Department draft, New York State Code of Ethics
for Teachers, June 12, 2001; update on activities of Community Outreach Department; graphical
report on teacher survey re rigor of new Regents exams; letter to Hobart from Christopher
Cerf, COO of Edison Schools, Inc., re alleged violation of organizing non-interference policy
by New Covenant School in Albany, September 12; poster for League of Women Voters student
essay contest for increasing citizen participation in government, with cover letter;
thank-you letters

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Officers MeetingSeptember 25, 2001. Agenda; cost estimate for Albert Shanker memorial portrait and display,
with copies of photos representing various roles; draft code of ethics, May 7; NYSUT Disaster
Relief Fund (911) deposit detail, September 24; flyers for endorsed delegate and alternate to
New York State Teachers' Retirement System Board; agenda for NYSUT Policy Council meeting;
NEON Committee list of programs for 2000-01; thank-you letters from Special Olympics,
individuals who had attended Leadership Institute, New Local Presidents' Conference, members
assisted after 9/11 attack

Officers MeetingJune 6, 2001. Agenda; acknowledgement of purchase of a brick along Albany's pedestrian
bridge, Hudson River Way, to be inscribed for NYSUT, May 16; thank-you notes

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Officers MeetingJune 1, 2001. Agenda; letter from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, noting her opposition to
individual merit pay system, support for pay-for-performance models that provide training and
ongoing professional development, April 20; letters from United Way of Northeastern New York,
Special Olympics New York, Hunger Action Network of New York State, and New York Sweatfree
Schools, thanking NYSUT for support; newsletter for National Interfaith Committee for Worker
Justice, Faith Works, April 2001

93

Officers MeetingMay 8, 2001. Agenda; list of members of Unity Caucus; request from Jewish Labor committee
for support for breakfast at convention

93

Officers MeetingApril 24, 2001. Agenda; letter to Hobart from Andrew Cuomo, candidate for governor, April
12; letters of thanks from American Red Cross of Northern New York and New York City Central
Labor Council; correspondence from Special Olympics New York

Officers MeetingDecember 5, 2000. Agenda; Unity Caucus agenda, November 20; schedule of disbursements to
officers; memo re meeting with PSC representatives, November 27; recommendations from NYSUT
subject area committees, December 8; memo from vice president Toni Cortese re proposed NYSUT
statement on careers and technical education, with attached draft to Commissioner Mills,
December 4; memo re proposed Rochester Regional Office Building renovations to accommodate a
new conference and call center facility, December 5; draft memo re Aetna contract extension,
December 8; "key milestones" timeline for Aetna plan cost reductions; memo re Information and
Technology Department need for help-desk position, November 30; thank-you notes, including
several to Alan Lubin with photos of retirees, thanking him for help in getting a cost of
living adjustment (COLA); letter from NYS Comptroller H. Call McCall, thanking president of
Cayuga Onondaga Retirees of NYSUT for rallying support for increase in state pension COLA,
November 27; letter from AFT re grant to NYSUT Defense Committee for legal expenses, October
20; messages and text of articles from newspapers re Florida vote count for presidential
election, December 2

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Officers MeetingNovember 21, 2000. Agenda; NEA magazine, NEA Today, October 2000; presentation by
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, Local 59, "Millennium Membership: Xers and Other
Strangers," AFT State Federation Conference, November 18, 2000; NYSUT dues forecast; booklet,
What Every OFT (Oceanside Federation of Teachers) Member Should Know; NYSUT Field Services
Organizing initiatives; AIDSWalk 2000 program; National Alliance of Business newsletter, Work
America, with cover feature, "The Changing Face of Public Education," September/October 2000;
memo from Hobart re history of per capita payments to NYS AFL-CIO, November 20; materials
from League of Women Voters; letter of thanks to Hobart for contribution to Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), October 30, 2000; letter to DSCC from AFT COPE and copy
of check for $50,000, October 31; recommendations of NYSUT Subject Area Committee for Career
Development, Occupational Studies and Technology Education and NYSUT Committee for Career and
Technical Education, November 17 and 18; letter from NYS Comptroller H. Carl McCall to
chairman of Procter & Gamble, expressing concern re filming of commercials by
non-union members during strike by Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television
and Radio Artists, noting 4 million shares of P&G held by NYS Retirement Fund,
October 16

Officers MeetingOctober 24, 2000. Agenda; AFL-CIO magazine, America Work, August, with mention of NYSUT and
cover memo to Tom Hobart, September 12; Shorr & Associates radio spots urging
teachers to vote in U.S. Senate race; polling data for Senate and presidential races; print
ads for Campaign for America's Children; letters of thanks and other correspondence re
permanent COLA for state retiree pensions; letter from AFT COPE with attached copy of check
for $5,000 to Hillary Rodham Clinton for Senate Committee, September 6; letter from AFT COPE
to NYS Democratic Party Victory 2000 Coordinated Campaign federal account, with copy of
$5,000 check, September 29; newsletter by People for the American Way, Defenders of Liberty
Update, re public funds to religious schools, school prayer, other issues, n.d.; dues
forecast; draft open letter to NYSUT members re presidential and U.S. Senate elections,
urging voting for Al Gore and Hillary Clinton; memo re continued underwriting of Inside
Albany television program, September 27

Officers MeetingSeptember 7, 2000. Agenda; agenda for Executive Committee meeting; blank forms, Campaign
2000 Primary Election results; letter from Rochester Teachers Association, summarizing
tentative agreement with school district, with attached text, September 5; press release,
"United Teachers of Dade, Edison Schools Announce a Proposal to Create 10 New Charter Schools
in Miami-Dade"; memo proposing constitutional amendment restricting debate at Representative
Assembly meetings to new policy initiatives, June 21; letter from Healthy Schools Network,
Inc., thanking NYSUT for donation, updating on activities, requesting renewal of support,
June 19; letter from mayor of the City of Albany seeking sponsorship of Albany's New Year
2001 celebration, August 30; memo from AFT re agency fees 2000-2001, with audited financial
statement for fiscal year ended April 30, 2000; thank-you letter from the Long Island Retiree
Delegate Council for help in enacting COLA legislation, August 3; similar letter from North
Babylon Teachers' Organization, August 6; letter of thanks from Monroe-Woodbury Teachers'
Association for staff assistance in passing the school budget and electing two endorsed
candidates to school board, June 17; letter from member of United University Professions
Binghamton Chapter, thanking Hobart for invitation to Cornell Leadership Institute,
suggesting a higher-education track for some of the break-out sessions, August 9; letter from
NYS Comptroller H. Carl McCall, thanking NYSUT for invitation to speak at Local Action
Project conference, July 31; letter from chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, thanking Hobart for
participation in U.S. Savings Bonds poster contest, July 12; letters of thanks from United
Farm Workers of America, thanking NYSUT for support of Fiesta 2000, June 6; similar thank-you
letters and notes; letters and copies of checks from AFT COPE to Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee for contributions of $75,000 and $25,000, June 27

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Meeting with New York State Nurses AssociationAugust 31, 2000. Confidential notes from Hobart's May 22 meeting with NYSNA executive
director Martha Orr re organizing conflict; memo to NYSUT officers requesting meeting on
August 31 with Hobart and Orr

Officers MeetingJune 19, 2000. Memo re special meeting called for June 19, to review goal-setting project
and discuss Education and Learning Trust budget; letter from the College Board Middle States
Regional Office, welcoming Education and Learning Trust as a College Board Partner for
Student Achievement and Teacher Preparation, May 5, with attached letter of agreement and
description of Advanced Placement Teacher Preparation Course

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Officers MeetingJune 14, 2000. Agenda; draft Executive Committee Format, assuming all members have a fax
and computer that will receive e-mail; privileged and confidential memo to NYSUT officers re
limitation of representation in discipline, discharge and licensure proceedings (proposed
revised policy re guaranteed representation in 3020a and Part 83 cases, as requested at
Officers Retreat), December 3, 1999; letter to Hobart from Al Shanker's widow Eadie re
archiving Shanker's records in collaboration with Cornell Kheel Center, May 30, 2000; letter
of thanks for donation to AIDSWalk 2000; letters of thanks for COLA rally for retirees

Officers MeetingApril 14, 2000. Agenda; memo to Board of Directors from Tom Hobart, soliciting nominations
for 1998-2000 committee appointments, June 2, 1998; materials from the National Alliance of
Business, including 2000 Program Brief, brochures; letter to Hobart in care of VOTE/COPE from
H. Carl McCall, thanking him for early support in gubernatorial race, March 14, 2000; memo re
improving communication between board members by using e- mail; proposed AFT convention
committee chair recommendations; list of other committee members

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Officers MeetingMarch 28, 2000. Agenda; memo summarizing survey of teachers, March 27; list of new hires,
retirements, terminations, and promotions, "Personnel Activity," February 12-March 28;
special order of business for Representative Assembly, "Solving the Teacher Shortage: A New 3
R's: Recruitment, Retention, and Retirements"; Business Plan for Gerontology Services, March
10; memo, A Summary of Federal Legislation to Repeal the Social Security Earnings Test, March
25; agenda for Representative Assembly 2000; letter to president of Lockheed-Martin from
Assembly Majority Leader Michael Bragman, urging reversal of decision to lay off 21
janitorial workers, noting $8 million funding commitment by the State of New York, warning
that future funding depended on reasonable and credible employment commitments by company,
February 25; anti-labor letter from Senator Bob Smith, February 11; letter to AFT president
Sandra Feldman from Nassau BOCES Central Council of Teachers, opposing full-year work
schedule for teachers, with attached clipping from New York Times, discussing proposal by
Secretary of Education, February 28

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Officers MeetingMarch 15, 2000. Agenda; Hart Research survey results of state and NYC public opinion on
national candidates, education issues, February 28-March 2000; memo re underwriting PBS
Inside Albany, March 14; business plan for proposed gerontology services program for NYSUT
retiree members; thank-you letter from League of Women Voters Education Foundation for
financial support, March 1; thank-you letter from NYS Public Employees Federation for
$125,000 contribution for statewide advertising campaign, February 28; other thank-you
letters and notes; letter from Orange-Ulster BOCES Paraprofessional Association, rescinding
its letter of disaffiliation of October 21, 1999, January 20, 2000, with acknowledgement from
NYSUT, January 26; letter from Amsterdam Teachers Association to Assembly member Paul Tonko,
applauding his stance against charter schools, February 28, with attached newspaper
clippings; letter to Hobart from Alternative Educational Enterprises, informing him of
intention to explore creation of a charter school in Utica, March 5

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Officers MeetingFebruary 23, 2000. Agenda; draft plan for UFT Campaign for New York Schools to increase
public funding; preliminary proposal by M&R Strategic Services, "New York Campaign to
Promote Public Education"; thank-you letters for financial support from Girl Scouts, Jewish
Labor Committee, NYS Council of Senior Citizens, National Partnership for Women and Families,
National Labor Committee in support of worker and human rights, Buffalo State College
Foundation, others

Officers MeetingJanuary 6, 2000. Agenda; memo re organizing priorities and strategies, January 5; draft
business items for Representative Assembly re career and technical education, educating
students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment, expanding BOCES special
education classroom space in school district buildings; draft resolution opposing charter
schools; letter of thanks for financial support from Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, with
newsletter; letter of thanks for financial support from Rural Opportunities, Inc., with 30th
anniversary yearbook; proposed guest list for 2000 Representative Assembly

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Officers MeetingDecember 14, 1999. Agenda; review of NYSUT print/mailing policy for locals; letter of
thanks for financial support for tenth annual Celebrate Girls Luncheon from Girls
Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region, October 18; souvenir journal for Albany District
Chapter of the Links, Inc., "Cookin' with Jazz," October 17, with letter of thanks for
support

Officers MeetingNovember 8, 1999. Agenda; privileged and confidential memo from office of general counsel
re limitation of representation in discipline, discharge and licensure proceedings (3020a and
Part 83), October 12; statement by AFL-CIO Executive Council, "Building a New Labor Movement
in Our Communities: A New Alliance," August 3, 1999; related descriptions of New Alliance
program; suggested activists list

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Officers MeetingOctober 25, 1999. Agenda; program for New York State AFL-CIO 15th Annual Labor Recognition
Dinner: A Tribute to Edward J. Cleary, October 21, 1999; program for Board of Directors'
retreat; discussion questions for sessions one and two; agenda for NYSUT Education and
Learning Trust Board of Trustees meeting of October 25; minutes of June 25 meeting

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Officers MeetingOctober 8, 1999. Agenda; souvenir program for New York State Capital Labor Parade,
September 25; souvenir program for 1999 New York State Democratic Unity Reception

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AFT, NEA, AFL-CIO Leadership MeetingSeptember 19-30, 1999. Agenda; testimony of NYSUT to the Board of Regents and the NYS
Education Department at their Legislative Policy Conference, September 15, 1999; memo re
purpose of meeting; booklet re NYSUT New Member Program

Officers MeetingAugust 24, 1999. Agenda; photos of Hobart and NYSUT vice president Antonia Cortese from
Ellis Island event, May 8; memo from AFT president Sandra Feldman to Cortese, describing
proposal by President Clinton for Medicare prescription drug plan, July 30; description of
NYSUT's Local Union New Member Program; letter from League of Women Voters of New York State
re "Students Inside Albany," four-day conference to increase awareness of citizen
responsibility in representative government, June 1; results of evaluations of 1999 New Local
Presidents' Conference; outline of discussion points of Leadership Training for